Scald (verb)

1. To burn or scald with hot liquid or steam.
2. To heat (milk or other liquid) to just below boiling point.

Origin:

Middle english scalden, from old english scealdan.

Examples:

1. She accidentally scalded her hand with the hot tea.
2. He scalded the milk before adding it to the coffee.
3. The water was too hot and scalded his skin.
4. The soup was scalding hot.
5. She scalded the vegetables to remove the skin.