Scald vs. Scorch — What's the Difference?

To burn (a person, for example) with hot liquid or steam.

To burn superficially so as to discolor or damage the texture of.

To subject to or treat with boiling water

A slight or surface burn.

To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.

A discolouration caused by heat.

To affect with a sensation similar to that caused by hot liquid on the skin

(phytopathology) Brown discoloration on the leaves of plants caused by heat, lack of water or by fungi.

To cause great emotional pain to

(transitive) To burn the surface of something so as to discolour it

To criticize harshly; excoriate

(transitive) To wither, parch or destroy something by heat or fire, especially to make land or buildings unusable to an enemy

A body injury caused by scalding.

(ergative) (To cause) to become scorched or singed

A discoloration of leaves or stored fruit caused by any of various factors, such as exposure to intense light, oxidation, or infection with certain bacteria and fungi.

(intransitive) To move at high speed (so as to leave scorch marks on the ground, physically or figuratively).

Variant of skald.

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

Variant of scall.

(transitive) To attack with bitter sarcasm or virulence.

To burn with hot liquid.

To ride a bicycle furiously on a public highway.

(cooking) To heat almost to boiling.

To burn superficially; to parch, or shrivel, the surface of, by heat; to subject to so much heat as changes color and texture without consuming; as, to scorch linen.

A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by hot liquid or steam.

To affect painfully with heat, or as with heat; to dry up with heat; to affect as by heat.

(obsolete) Scaliness; a scabby skin disease.

To burn; to destroy by, or as by, fire.

(obsolete) Affected with the scab; scabby.

To be burnt on the surface; to be parched; to be dried up.

(obsolete) Paltry; worthless.

To burn or be burnt.

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.

To ride or drive at great, usually at excessive, speed; - applied chiefly to automobilists and bicyclists. [Colloq.]

To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat.

A surface burn

A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam.

A plant disease that produces a browning or scorched appearance of plant tissues

Scurf on the head. See Scall.

A discoloration caused by heat

One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes.

Make very hot and dry;

Affected with the scab; scabby.

Become superficially burned;

Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers.

Destroy completely by or as if by fire;

A burn cause by hot liquid or steam

Burn slightly and superficially so as to affect color;

The act of burning with steam or hot water

Become scorched or singed under intense heat or dry conditions;

Subject to harsh criticism;

Treat with boiling water;

Heat to the boiling point;

Burn with a hot liquid or steam;