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Meaning of scald

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  scald
      n 1: a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
      2: the act of burning with steam or hot water
      v 1: subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the
           administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor
           scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the
           community" [syn: {blister}, {scald}, {whip}]
      2: treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be
         peeled"
      3: heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"
      4: burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when
         she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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