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SCALD
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of burning with steam or hot water
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("scald" is a kind of...):
burn (damage inflicted by fire)
Derivation:
scald (burn with a hot liquid or steam)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A burn cause by hot liquid or steam
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("scald" is a kind of...):
burn (an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation)
Derivation:
scald (burn with a hot liquid or steam)
II. (verb)
Verb forms
Present simple: I / you / we / they scald ... he / she / it scalds
Past simple: scalded
Past participle: scalded
-ing form: scalding
Sense 1
Meaning:
Burn with a hot liquid or steam
Example:
She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "scald" is one way to...):
burn (damage by burning with heat, fire, or radiation)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
Derivation:
scald (the act of burning with steam or hot water)
scald (a burn cause by hot liquid or steam)
Sense 2
Meaning:
Heat to the boiling point
Example:
scald the milk
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "scald" is one way to...):
heat; heat up (make hot or hotter)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 3
Meaning:
Treat with boiling water
Example:
scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled
Classified under:
Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.
Hypernyms (to "scald" is one way to...):
process; treat (subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s something
Sense 4
Meaning:
Subject to harsh criticism
Example:
your invectives scorched the community
Synonyms:
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "scald" is one way to...):
assail; assault; attack; lash out; round; snipe (attack in speech or writing)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
