Definition of spoil
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noun (n)
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) (noun.possession)
Example: To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.
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the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (noun.act)
Example: Her spoiling my dress was deliberate.
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the act of stripping and taking by force (noun.act)
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That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. (noun)
source: webster1913
verb (v)
make a mess of, destroy or ruin (verb.social)
Synonym: 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
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become unfit for consumption or use (verb.change)
Example: The meat must be eaten before it spoils.
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alter from the original (verb.change)
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treat with excessive indulgence (verb.social)
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (verb.social)
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have a strong desire or urge to do something (verb.emotion)
Example: He is spoiling for a fight.
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destroy and strip of its possession (verb.contact)
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make imperfect (verb.change)
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To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession. (verb)
source: webster1913
To practice plunder or robbery. (verb)
source: webster1913
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