spoil

Noun
  1. (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) (synset 113283361)
    "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
    domain usage: plural, plural form - the form of a word that is used to denote more than one
    is a type of: stolen property - property that has been stolen
  2. The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it (synset 101265511)
    "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
    is a type of: injury - an act that causes someone or something to receive physical damage
    same as: spoilage, spoiling
  3. The act of stripping and taking by force (synset 100968973)
    is a type of: pillage, pillaging, plundering - the act of stealing valuable things from a place
    same as: despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation
Verb
  1. Make a mess of, destroy or ruin (synset 202533317)
    "I botched the dinner and we had to eat out"; "the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement"
    is a type of: fail, go wrong, miscarry - be unsuccessful
    same as: 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
  2. Become unfit for consumption or use (synset 200210685)
    "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
    is a type of: decay - undergo decay or decomposition
    subtypes:
    same as: go bad
  3. Alter from the original (synset 200203443)
    is a type of: modify - make less severe or harsh or extreme
    subtypes: adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch - corrupt, debase, or make impure by adding a foreign or inferior substance; often by replacing valuable ingredients with inferior ones
    same as: corrupt
  4. Treat with excessive indulgence (synset 202576182)
    "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
    is a type of: do by, handle, treat - interact in a certain way
    same as: baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper
  5. Hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of (synset 202563998)
    "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
    is a type of: forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent - keep from happening or arising; make impossible
    subtypes:
    same as: baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart
  6. Have a strong desire or urge to do something (synset 201829703)
    "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
    is a type of: desire, want - feel or have a desire for; want strongly
    same as: itch
  7. Destroy and strip of its possession (synset 201568253)
    "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
    is a type of: destroy, ruin - destroy completely; damage irreparably
    same as: despoil, plunder, rape, violate
  8. Make imperfect (synset 200478872)
    "nothing marred her beauty"
    is a type of: damage - inflict damage upon
    subtypes:
    same as: deflower, impair, mar, vitiate

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