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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) 

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:

blister; scald; whip

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

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