| Noun | 1. | scald - a burn cause by hot liquid or steamburn - an injury cause by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation | |
| 2. | scald - the act of burning with steam or hot waterburn - damage inflicted by burning | |
| Verb | 1. | scald - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" | |
| 2. | scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill" | |
| 3. | scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk" | |
| 4. | scald - burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress" | |