scald
verb /skɔːld/
/skɔːld/
Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they scald | /skɔːld/ /skɔːld/ |
| he / she / it scalds | /skɔːldz/ /skɔːldz/ |
| past simple scalded | /ˈskɔːldɪd/ /ˈskɔːldɪd/ |
| past participle scalded | /ˈskɔːldɪd/ /ˈskɔːldɪd/ |
| -ing form scalding | /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/ /ˈskɔːldɪŋ/ |
- scald something/yourself to burn yourself or part of your body with very hot liquid or steam
- Be careful not to scald yourself with the steam.
- (figurative) Tears scalded her eyes.
Synonyms burnburn- char
- scald
- scorch
- singe
- burn to damage, injure, destroy or kill somebody/something with fire, heat or acid; to be damaged, etc. by fire, heat or acid:
- She burned all his letters.
- The house burned down in 1995.
- char [usually passive] to make something black by burning it; to become black by burning:
- The bodies had been charred beyond recognition.
- scald to burn part of your body with very hot liquid or steam.
- scorch to burn and slightly damage a surface by making it too hot:
- I scorched my dress when I was ironing it.
- singe to burn the surface of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burnt in this way:
- He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burnt-out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
Collocations InjuriesInjuriesBeing injuredTopics Illnessc2- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/(especially British English) whiplash/a gunshot wound
- hurt/injure your ankle/back/leg
- damage the brain/an ankle ligament/your liver/the optic nerve/the skin
- pull/strain/tear a hamstring/ligament/muscle/tendon
- sprain/twist your ankle/wrist
- break a bone/your collarbone/your leg/three ribs
- fracture/crack your skull
- break/chip/knock out/lose a tooth
- burst/perforate your eardrum
- dislocate your finger/hip/jaw/shoulder
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit/ (informal) bash your elbow/head/knee (on/against something)
- treat somebody for burns/a head injury/a stab wound
- examine/clean/dress/bandage/treat a bullet wound
- repair a damaged/torn ligament/tendon/cartilage
- amputate/cut off an arm/a finger/a foot/a leg/a limb
- put on/ (formal) apply/take off (especially North American English) a Band-Aid™/(British English) a plaster/a bandage
- need/require/put in/ (especially British English) have (out)/ (North American English) get (out) stitches
- put on/rub on/ (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo (British English) physiotherapy/(North American English) physical therapy
Word OriginMiddle English (as a verb): from Anglo-Norman French escalder, from late Latin excaldare, from Latin ex- ‘thoroughly’ + calidus ‘hot’. The noun dates from the early 17th cent.