- 1scald 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. Thesaurusburn
- char
- scald
- scorch
- singe
- burn to damage, injure, destroy, or kill something or someone 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 pasta was topped with charred peppers.
- 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 or edges of something slightly, usually by mistake; to be burned in this way:He singed his hair as he tried to light his cigarette.
- Things are scorched by either heat or fire. Things can be singed only by fire or a flame.
- to burn/scald yourself/your hand
- to burn/scorch/singe your hair/clothes
- burned out/charred/scorched remains/ruins/buildings
- have a fall/an injury
- receive/suffer/sustain a serious injury/a hairline fracture/a gunshot wound/a concussion/whiplash injuries
- 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/elbow
- bruise/cut/graze your arm/knee/shoulder
- burn/scald yourself/your tongue
- bang/bump/hit 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 a Band-Aid™/a sterile dressing/a bandage
- need/require/put in/get/take out stitches
- put on/rub on (formal) apply cream/ointment/lotion
- have/receive/undergo physical therapy
- 2scald something to heat a liquid without boiling it scalded milk
- 3scald something to put something in boiling liquid for a short time Scald the tomatoes and remove the skins.
scald
verbNAmE//skɔld//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they scald he / she / it scalds
past simple scalded
-ing form scalding
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