Spoil

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Mục lục 1 Verb (used with object) 1.1 to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc. 1.2 to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally 1.3 to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc. 1.4 Archaic . to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil. 1.5 Archaic . to take or seize by force. 2 Verb (used without object) 2.1 to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid 2.2 to plunder, pillage, or rob. 3 Noun 3.1 Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery. 3.2 the act of plundering. 3.3 an object of plundering. 3.4 Usually, spoils. 3.5 waste material, as that which is cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc. 3.6 an imperfectly made object, damaged during the manufacturing process. ? 4 Idiom 4.1 be spoiling for 5 Antonyms 5.1 verb 6 Synonyms 6.1 verb 6.2 noun

Verb (used with object)

to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.

The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.

to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally

Bad weather spoiled their vacation.

to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.

to spoil a child by pampering him.

Archaic . to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil.

Archaic . to take or seize by force.

Verb (used without object)

to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid

Milk spoils if not refrigerated.

to plunder, pillage, or rob.

Noun

Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.

the act of plundering.

an object of plundering.

Usually, spoils.

the emoluments and advantages of public office viewed as won by a victorious political party

the spoils of office.

prizes won or treasures accumulated

a child's spoils brought home from a party.

waste material, as that which is cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc.

an imperfectly made object, damaged during the manufacturing process. ?

Idiom

be spoiling for

Informal . to be very eager for; be desirous of

It was obvious that he was spoiling for a fight.

Antonyms

verb

help , be indifferent , ignore , neglect , grow

Synonyms

verb

blemish , damage , debase , deface , defile , demolish , depredate , desecrate , desolate , despoil , destroy , devastate , disfigure , disgrace , harm , impair , injure , make useless , mar , mess up * , muck up * , pillage , plunder , prejudice , ravage , sack , smash , spoliate , squash , take apart , tarnish , trash * , undo , upset , vitiate , waste , wreck , accommodate , cater to , coddle , cosset , favor , humor , kill with kindness , mollycoddle * , oblige , overindulge , pamper , spoon-feed * , addle , become tainted , become useless , break down , crumble , curdle , decompose , deteriorate , disintegrate , go bad , go off , mildew , molder , putrefy , rot , taint , turn , bankrupt , cross up , finish , ruin , shatter , sink , torpedo , wash up , wrack , ball up , blunder , boggle , bungle , foul up , fumble , gum up , mess up , mishandle , mismanage , muddle , muff , cater , indulge , mollycoddle , havoc , loot , ransack , rape , strip , adulterate , alloy , baby , barbarize , bastardize , blight , booty , contaminate , corrupt , decay , degrade , demoralize , deprave , despoildevastate , devalue , foul , gratify , hurt , infect , mutilate , pander to , perish , pervert , pickings , pollute , prize , prostitute , putresce , rob , smear , soil , sophisticate , sour , sully , thwart

noun

booty , loot , pillage