scald
/skɔld/
noun
- A burn caused by hot liquid or steam.
- A scald from hot oil can be very serious.
- The scald on his leg was painful and red.
- She treated the scald with cool water and aloe vera.
verb
- To burn with hot liquid or steam.
- Be careful not to scald your hand when you pour the boiling water.
- The steam from the kettle scalded his arm.
- She scalded her tongue on the hot soup.
- To heat a liquid, especially milk, to just below the boiling point.
- You should scald the cream to help it thicken.
- The recipe says to scald the milk before adding it to the batter.
- He scalded the water for the tea, but didn't let it boil.
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