Noun | 1. | spoil - (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" |
2. | spoil - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" | |
3. | spoil - the act of stripping and taking by force | |
Verb | 1. | spoil - 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" |
2. | spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils" Synonyms: go bad | |
3. | spoil - alter from the original Synonyms: corrupt | |
4. | spoil - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" | |
5. | spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent" | |
6. | spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight" Synonyms: itch | |
7. | spoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country" | |
8. | spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" |