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scald: the act of burning with steam or hot water; a burn cause by hot liquid or steam; burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"; heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk"; treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"

sunburn collapse: redness of the skin caused by exposure to the rays of the sun; get a sunburn by overexposure to the sun

sprain collapse: a painful injury to a joint caused by a sudden wrenching of its ligaments

crackle collapse: glazed china with a network of fine cracks on the surface; the sharp sound of snapping noises; having the surface decorated with a network of fine cracks, as in crackleware; "a crackle glaze"; to become, or to cause to become, covered with a network of small cracks; "The blazing sun crackled the desert sand"

incandesce collapse: become incandescent or glow with heat; "an incandescing body"; cause to become incandescent or glow; "the lamp was incandesced"

swelter collapse: suffer from intense heat; "we were sweltering at the beach"; be uncomfortably hot

claw collapse: a bird's foot; sharp curved horny process on the toe of a bird or some mammals or reptiles; a grasping structure on the limb of a crustacean or other arthropods; attack as if with claws; "The politician clawed his rival"; clutch as if in panic; "She clawed the doorknob"; scratch, scrape, pull, or dig with claws or nails; move as if by clawing, seizing, or digging; "They clawed their way to the top of the mountain"

trauma collapse: an emotional wound or shock often having long-lasting effects

concussion collapse: any violent blow; injury to the brain caused by a blow; usually resulting in loss of consciousness

maim collapse: injure or wound seriously and leave permanent disfiguration or mutilation; "people were maimed by the explosion"

parch collapse: cause to wither or parch from exposure to heat; "The sun parched the earth"

abrasion collapse: erosion by friction; an abraded area where the skin is torn or worn off

bake collapse: cook and make edible by putting in a hot oven; "bake the potatoes"; prepare with dry heat in an oven; "bake a cake"

lacerate collapse: having edges that are jagged from injury; irregularly slashed and jagged as if torn; "lacerate leaves"; cut or tear irregularly; deeply hurt the feelings of; distress; "his lacerating remarks"

suffocate collapse: feel uncomfortable for lack of fresh air; "The room was hot and stuffy and we were suffocating"; be asphyxiated; die from lack of oxygen; "The child suffocated under the pillow"; suppress the development, creativity, or imagination of; "His job suffocated him"; become stultified, suppressed, or stifled; "He is suffocating--living at home with his aged parents in the small village"; impair the respiration of or obstruct the air passage of; "The foul air was slowly suffocating the children"

smolder collapse: burn slowly and without a flame; "a smoldering fire"; have strong suppressed feelings

minstrel collapse: a performer in a minstrel show; celebrate by singing, in the style of minstrels

simmer collapse: temperature just below the boiling point; "the stew remained at a simmer for hours"; boil slowly at low temperature; "simmer the sauce"; "simmering water"

mutilate collapse: destroy or injure severely; "mutilated bodies"; destroy or injure severely; "The madman mutilates art work"

flare up collapse: ignite quickly and suddenly, especially after having died down; "the fire flared up and died down once again"

fry collapse: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907); English painter and art critic (1866-1934); cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"; be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"

frazzle collapse: a state of extreme exhaustion; "he was worn to a frazzle"; exhaust physically or emotionally; "She was frazzled after the visit of her in-laws"

rend collapse: tear or be torn violently; "The curtain ripped from top to bottom"; "pull the cooked chicken into strips"

mutilation collapse: an injury that deprives you of a limb or other important body part

maul collapse: a heavy long-handled hammer used to drive stakes or wedges; injure badly by beating; split (wood) with a maul and wedges

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