transitive verb

1. to burn or injure with hot liquid or steam
2. to heat almost to the boiling point
3. to use boiling liquid on; specif.,
   1. to sterilize by the use of boiling liquid
   2. to loosen the skin of (fruit, etc.), the feathers of (poultry), or the like, by the use of boiling water

Etymology: ME scalden < NormFr escalder, for OFr eschalder < LL excaldare, to wash in warm water < L ex-, intens. + calidus, hot, akin to calere, to be warm: see calorie

intransitive verb

noun

1. a burn or injury caused by scalding
2. the act or an instance of scalding
3. sunscald

noun