spoil

Definition of spoil in English English dictionary: To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions, armour etc.; to despoil
Roger, that rich Bishop of Salisbury, spoiled of his goods by King Stephen, through grief ran mad, spoke and did he knew not what.; (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim; To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess; To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.); Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings; To carry off (goods) by force; to steal; To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it; Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay; To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use; the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate" (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy" become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils; become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"; treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"; {v} to rob, strip, mar, decay, perish, corrupt; {n} plunder, waste, corruption, a slough; To practice plunder or robbery; earth removed from the ditch; To coddle or pamper to excess; That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty; {f} damage; impair, detract from; ruin by excessive indulgence, pamper too much; go bad, decay (of food); plunder, pillage, rob; become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils; The act or practice of plundering; robbery; aste; make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"; the act of stripping and taking by force; If you spoil yourself or spoil another person, you give yourself or them something nice as a treat or do something special for them. Spoil yourself with a new perfume this summer Perhaps I could employ someone to iron his shirts, but I wanted to spoil him. He was my man. = pamper; That which is gained by strength or effort; Excavated material such as soil from the trench of a water main; alter from the original; hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"; If someone spoils their vote, they write something illegal on their voting paper, usually as a protest about the election, and their vote is not accepted. They had broadcast calls for voters to spoil their ballot papers = deface; the act of stripping and taking by force the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"; To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay; as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather; 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; To seize by violence;; to take by force; to plunder; have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"; To cause to decay and perish; to corrput; to vitiate; to mar; Dirt or rock removed from its original location, destroying the composition of the soil in the process, as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction; If you spoil children, you give them everything they want or ask for. This is considered to have a bad effect on a child's character. Grandparents are often tempted to spoil their grandchildren whenever they come to visit. + spoilt, spoiled spoilt, spoiled A spoilt child is rarely popular with other children Oh, that child. He's so spoiled; If you spoil something, you prevent it from being successful or satisfactory. It's important not to let mistakes spoil your life Peaceful summer evenings can be spoilt by mosquitoes; Dirt or rock removed from its original location--destroying the composition of the soil in the process--as in strip-mining, dredging, or construction; If you say that someone is spoilt for choice or spoiled for choice, you mean that they have a great many things of the same type to choose from. At lunchtime, MPs are spoilt for choice in 26 restaurants and bars; American English uses the form spoiled as the past tense and past participle. British English uses either spoiled or spoilt; destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"; Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; Corruption; cause of corruption; 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"; The spoils of something are things that people get as a result of winning a battle or of doing something successfully. True to military tradition, the victors are now treating themselves to the spoils of war; the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"; If food spoils or if it is spoilt, it is no longer fit to be eaten. We all know that fats spoil by becoming rancid Some organisms are responsible for spoiling food and cause food poisoning; (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"; The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal; To ruin; 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; means overburden that has been removed during surface coal mining operations; 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; {i} plunder, loot, goods taken from an enemy in a war or in a robbery; waste material (i.e. earth dug up while mining or excavating); despoil
spoil heap: A heap formed of spoil (material discarded during mining or excavation)
spoil heap: The place where spoil is dumped
spoil the ship for a hap'orth of tar: To have something important fail for want of a small amount of money or effort
spoil-sport: An alternative form for spoilsport
spoil for: If you are spoiling for a fight, you are very eager for it to happen. A mob armed with guns was at the border between the two republics, spoiling for a fight
spoil the appetite: ruin one's hunger
spare the rod and spoil the child: If one does not discipline a child, he will never learn obedience and good manners
spare the rod and spoil the child: good education requires punishment and discipline
spoil.: spile
spoiled: Simple past tense and past participle of spoil
spoiled: Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
spoiled: Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
spoils: Third-person singular simple present indicative form of spoil
Milk spoils when left out too long.
spoilt: Having a selfish or greedy character due to pampering
spoilt: Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible
spoilt: Simple past tense and past participle of spoil
spoilt: Having lost its original value
too many cooks spoil the broth: If too many people try to take charge at a task, the end product might be ruined
spoiled: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
spoiled: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child
spoiled: treated with excessive indulgence; "pampered from earliest childhood, he believed the world had been invented for his entertainment"
spoiled: {s} rotten, decayed; excessively indulged, pampered too much
spoiled: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
spoiling: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
spoiling: present participle of spoil
spoiling: {i} pillaging, robbing; damaging; overindulging
spoiling: the process of becoming spoiled
spoils: Public offices and their benefits regarded as the peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural; as
spoils: That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty
spoils: third-person singular of spoil
spoils: {i} booty, loot, plunder; public offices distributed among members of a victorious political party
spoilt: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child"
spoilt: {s} rotten, decayed; excessively indulged, pampered too much
spoilt: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food"
spoilt: Spoilt is a past participle and past tense of spoil. A past tense and a past participle of spoil. a British form of the word spoiled
spoilt: affected by blight--anything that mars or events growth or prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urtan districts"
spoilt: Having a character harmed by pampering etc
too many cooks spoil the broth: too many people involved ruin the cooking, a matter which is undertaken by too many individuals will not succeed