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