Scald v. t. [imp. & p. p. Scalded; p. pr. & vb. n. Scalding.]
1. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand.
Mine own tears
Do scald like molten lead. --Shak.
Here the blue flames of scalding brimstone fall. --Cowley.
2. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.