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spoil meaning and definition
Definition and meaning of spoil at MeaningMonkey.org. spoil meaning and definition in the English Dictionary.SPOIL noun
Definition of spoil (noun)
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
- "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
- the act of stripping and taking by force
- synonyms: despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation
SPOIL verb
Definition of spoil (verb)
- 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"
- synonyms: 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
- become unfit for consumption or use
- "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- synonyms: go bad
- alter from the original
- synonyms: corrupt
- treat with excessive indulgence
- "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
- synonyms: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
- synonyms: itch
- destroy and strip of its possession
- make imperfect
Source: Princeton University Wordnet