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spoil

/ spoil /
noun/verb

Definitions & Examples

noun Sense 1
the act of stripping and taking by force
Type of:
plundering pillage pillaging
Derived:
plunder despoil loot reave strip
noun Sense 2
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
Type of:
injury
Derived:
botch bumble fumble botch up muff
noun Sense 3
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
"to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
Type of:
stolen property
Derived:
rape despoil violate plunder
Domain:
plural plural form
verb Sense 4
become unfit for consumption or use
"the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
Type of:
decay
Kinds of:
addle curdle
Derived:
spoilage spoiling
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s
verb Sense 5
alter from the original
Type of:
modify
Kinds of:
adulterate stretch dilute debase
Derived:
spoliation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 6
destroy and strip of its possession
"The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
Type of:
destroy ruin
Derived:
plundering pillage pillaging spoliation spoilation
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 7
have a strong desire or urge to do something
"She is itching to start the project"
"He is spoiling for a fight"
Type of:
desire want
Derived:
urge itch
Usage Patterns:
Something is ----ing PP
verb Sense 8
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth''s amazing September surge"
"foil your opponent"
Type of:
prevent forestall foreclose
Kinds of:
disappoint let down dash short-circuit ruin
Derived:
frustration defeat thwarting foiling cross
See also:
double cross
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 9
make imperfect
"nothing marred her beauty"
Type of:
damage
Kinds of:
defile sully corrupt taint cloud
Derived:
defloration spoiling spoilage impairment impairer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 10
treat with excessive indulgence
"grandparents often pamper the children"
"Let''s not mollycoddle our students!"
Type of:
treat handle do by
Derived:
indulgence indulging pampering humoring pamperer
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 11
make a mess of, destroy or ruin
"I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"
"the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
Type of:
fail go wrong miscarry
Derived:
blunder blooper bloomer bungle foul-up
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Semantic Complexity
87%
Sense Count
11
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
82
Times Searched
3
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plundering pillage pillaging injury stolen property decay addle curdle modify adulterate stretch dilute