<p><strong>Verb (used with object):</strong></p><ul><li>to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam</li><li>to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid</li><li>to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk</li><li>to parboil or blanch (fruit, vegetables, etc.)</li></ul><p><strong>Verb (used without object):</strong></p><ul><li>to be or become scalded</li></ul><p><strong>Noun:</strong></p><ul><li>a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam</li><li>any similar condition, especially as the result of too much heat or sunlight</li><li>Plant Pathology: a blanching of the epidermis and adjacent tissues, which turn pale or dark brown, caused by extreme heat or sun exposure</li><li>a condition resembling scald caused by improper conditions of growth or storage, as in apples, or by fungi, as in cranberries</li></ul>