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scald

/ scald /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of burning with steam or hot water
Type of:
burn
noun Sense 2
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
Type of:
burn
verb Sense 3
burn with a hot liquid or steam
"She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
Type of:
burn
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 4
heat to the boiling point
"scald the milk"
Type of:
heat heat up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 5
treat with boiling water
"scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
Type of:
process treat
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"
"the professor scaled the students"
"your invectives scorched the community"
Type of:
attack round assail
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Semantic Complexity
51%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
10
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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