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Spoil

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Noun

1. spoil

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

Example Sentences:
'to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy'

2. spoil, spoilage, spoiling

the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

Example Sentences:
'her spoiling my dress was deliberate'

3. despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoil, spoilation, spoliation

the act of stripping and taking by force

Verb

4. ball up, blow, bobble, bodge, bollix, bollix up, bollocks, bollocks up, botch, botch up, bumble, bungle, flub, fluff, foul up, fuck up, fumble, louse up, mess up, mishandle, muck up, muff, screw up, spoil

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

Example Sentences:
'I botched the dinner and we had to eat out'
'the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement'

5. go bad, spoil

become unfit for consumption or use

Example Sentences:
'the meat must be eaten before it spoils'

6. corrupt, spoil

alter from the original

7. baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil

treat with excessive indulgence

Example Sentences:
'grandparents often pamper the children'
'Let's not mollycoddle our students!'

8. baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, spoil, thwart

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

Example Sentences:
'What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge'
'foil your opponent'

9. itch, spoil

have a strong desire or urge to do something

Example Sentences:
'She is itching to start the project'
'He is spoiling for a fight'

10. despoil, plunder, rape, spoil, violate

destroy and strip of its possession

Example Sentences:
'The soldiers raped the beautiful country'

11. deflower, impair, mar, spoil, vitiate

make imperfect

Example Sentences:
'nothing marred her beauty'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Spoil

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verbWord forms: spoils, spoiling, spoilt or spoiled
1. (transitive)
to cause damage to (something), in regard to its value, beauty, usefulness, etc
2. (transitive)
to weaken the character of (a child) by complying unrestrainedly with its desires
3. (intransitive)
(of perishable substances) to become unfit for consumption or use
the fruit must be eaten before it spoils
4. (intransitive) sport
to disrupt the play or style of one's opponents, as to prevent them from settling into a rhythm
5. archaic
to strip (a person or place) of (property or goods) by force or violence
6.  be spoiling for
noun
7. 
waste material thrown up by an excavation
8. 
any treasure accumulated by a person
this gold ring was part of the spoil
9. obsolete
a. 
the act of plundering
b. 
a strategically placed building, city, etc, captured as plunder

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Spoil

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verb transitiveWord forms: spoiled or British spoilt, ˈspoiling
1. 
to damage or injure in such a way as to make useless, valueless, etc.; destroy
2. 
to mar or impair the enjoyment, quality, or functioning of
rain spoiled the picnic
3. 
to overindulge so as to cause to demand or expect too much
4.  Archaic
a. 
to strip (a person) of goods, money, etc. by force
b. 
to rob; pillage; plunder
c. 
to seize (goods) by force
verb intransitive
5. 
to be damaged or injured in such a way as to become useless, valueless, etc.; specif., to decay, as food
6.  Archaic
to pillage; plunder
noun
7.  [usually pl.]
a. 
goods, territory, etc. taken by force in war; plunder; loot; booty
b.  US
public offices to which the successful political party has the power of appointment
8. 
an object of plunder; prey
9. 
waste material removed in making excavations, etc.
10.  Archaic
the act of plundering; spoliation
11.  Obsolete
damage; impairment

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Spoil

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v. spoiledor spoilt (spoilt), spoil·ing, spoils
v. tr.
1.
a. To impair or destroy the quality or value of; ruin: spoiled the dish by adding too much salt.
b. To impair or destroy the enjoyment or experience of: spoiled the movie by talking throughout it.
c. To reveal details about (a movie or a book, for example) before someone has a chance to discover these details on their own: The article spoiled the next episode of my favorite TV show.
2. To harm the character of (a child) by overindulgence or leniency. See Synonyms at pamper.
3. Archaic
a. To plunder; despoil.
b. To take by force.
v. intr.
To become unfit for use or consumption, as from decay. Used especially of perishables, such as food. See Synonyms at decay.
n.
1. spoils
a. Goods or property seized from a victim after a conflict, especially after a military victory.
b. Incidental benefits reaped by a winner, especially political patronage enjoyed by a successful party or candidate.
2. An object of plunder; prey.
3. Refuse material removed from an excavation.
4. Archaic The act of plundering; spoliation.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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