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English noun: spoil | |||
| 1. | spoil (possession) (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) | ||
| Samples | To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy. | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | stolen property | ||
| Domain usage | plural, plural form | ||
| 2. | spoil (act) the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | ||
| Samples | Her spoiling my dress was deliberate. | ||
| Synonyms | spoilage, spoiling | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | injury | ||
| 3. | spoil (act) the act of stripping and taking by force | ||
| Synonyms | despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pillage, pillaging, plundering | ||
English verb: spoil | |||
| 1. | spoil (social) make a mess of, destroy or ruin | ||
| Samples | 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 | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fail, go wrong, miscarry | ||
| 2. | spoil (change) become unfit for consumption or use | ||
| Samples | The meat must be eaten before it spoils. | ||
| Synonyms | go bad | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | decay | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | addle, curdle | ||
| 3. | spoil (change) alter from the original | ||
| Synonyms | corrupt | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | modify | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | adulterate, debase, dilute, load, stretch | ||
| 4. | spoil (social) treat with excessive indulgence | ||
| Samples | Grandparents often pamper the children. Let's not mollycoddle our students!. | ||
| Synonyms | baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | do by, handle, treat | ||
| 5. | spoil (social) hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | ||
| Samples | What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge. Foil your opponent. | ||
| Synonyms | baffle, bilk, cross, foil, frustrate, queer, scotch, thwart | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | dash, disappoint, let down, ruin, short-circuit | ||
| 6. | spoil (emotion) have a strong desire or urge to do something | ||
| Samples | She is itching to start the project. He is spoiling for a fight. | ||
| Synonyms | itch | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s to INFINITIVE | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | desire, want | ||
| 7. | spoil (contact) destroy and strip of its possession | ||
| Samples | The soldiers raped the beautiful country. | ||
| Synonyms | despoil, plunder, rape, violate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | destroy, ruin | ||
| 8. | spoil (change) make imperfect | ||
| Samples | Nothing marred her beauty. | ||
| Synonyms | deflower, impair, mar, vitiate | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | damage | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | blemish, cloud, corrupt, deface, defile, disfigure, sully, taint | ||
Based on WordNet 3.0 copyright © Princeton University.
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