Definition
Meaning of 'spoil'
Meaning of 'spoil' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Spoil 
[ n.]
- That which is taken from another by violence; especially,
the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. [ n.]- Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as to the victor belong the spoils.
- That which is gained by strength or effort.
- The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste.
- Corruption; cause of corruption.
- The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
2. Spoil [ v. i.]
- To practice plunder or robbery. [ v. i.]- To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
3. Spoil [ v. t.]
- 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. [ v. t.]- To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder.
- To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar.
- To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin; to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
Meaning of 'spoil' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. spoil [ n]
[ n]Meaning (1):
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
Example in sentence:
- her spoiling my dress was deliberate
Meaning (2):
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
Example in sentence:
- to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
2. spoil [ v]
[ v]Meaning (3):
- treat with excessive indulgence
- treat with excessive indulgence
Example in sentence:
- grandparents often pamper the children;
- Let's not mollycoddle our students!
Meaning (4):
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- make a mess of, destroy or ruin
Example in sentence:
- I botched the dinner and we had to eat out;
- the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
Meaning (5):
- make imperfect
- make imperfect
Example in sentence:
- nothing marred her beauty
Meaning (6):
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
Example in sentence:
- He is spoiling for a fight;
- She is itching to start the project
Meaning (7):
- become unfit for consumption or use
- become unfit for consumption or use
Example in sentence:
- the meat must be eaten before it spoils
Meaning (8):
- destroy and strip of its possession
- destroy and strip of its possession
Example in sentence:
- The soldiers raped the beautiful country
Meaning (9):
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
Example in sentence:
- foil your opponent;
- What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
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