scald in WordNet English dictionary

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"
   blister  scald  whip 
   
2. burn with a hot liquid or steam
   "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
   scald 
   
3. heat to the boiling point
   "scald the milk"
   scald 
   
4. treat with boiling water
   "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
   scald 
   

1. the act of burning with steam or hot water
   scald 
   
2. a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
   scald