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spoil

noun

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Sense 1 noun

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy

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Sense 2 verb

make a mess of, destroy or ruin

I botched the dinner and we had to eat out

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Sense 3 noun

the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

her spoiling my dress was deliberate

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Sense 4 verb

become unfit for consumption or use

the meat must be eaten before it spoils

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Sense 5 noun

the act of stripping and taking by force

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Sense 6 verb

alter from the original

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Sense 7 verb

treat with excessive indulgence

grandparents often pamper the children

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Sense 8 verb

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge

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Sense 9 verb

have a strong desire or urge to do something

She is itching to start the project

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Sense 10 verb

destroy and strip of its possession

The soldiers raped the beautiful country

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Sense 11 verb

make imperfect

nothing marred her beauty

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SenseRelationGroupWord
1 derivation Related & opposite rape
1 domain usage Related & opposite plural
1 hypernym Types & categories stolen property
2 derivation Related & opposite blunder
2 derivation Related & opposite ballup
2 derivation Related & opposite fluff
2 derivation Related & opposite screwup
2 derivation Related & opposite spoil
2 derivation Related & opposite fuckup
2 hypernym Types & categories miscarry
3 derivation Related & opposite mar
3 derivation Related & opposite bobble
3 hypernym Types & categories injury
4 derivation Related & opposite spoiling
4 hypernym Types & categories decay
4 hyponym Types & categories addle
4 hyponym Types & categories curdle
5 derivation Related & opposite rape
5 derivation Related & opposite foray
5 hypernym Types & categories plundering
6 derivation Related & opposite spoliation
6 hypernym Types & categories modify
6 hyponym Types & categories adulterate
7 derivation Related & opposite indulging
7 derivation Related & opposite baby
7 derivation Related & opposite mollycoddle
7 derivation Related & opposite pamperer
7 hypernym Types & categories treat
8 also see Related & opposite double cross
8 derivation Related & opposite thwarting
8 derivation Related & opposite frustration
8 derivation Related & opposite frustration
8 derivation Related & opposite obstructor
8 derivation Related & opposite crown of thorns
8 derivation Related & opposite thwarting
8 hypernym Types & categories foreclose
8 hyponym Types & categories disappoint
8 hyponym Types & categories dash
8 hyponym Types & categories short-circuit
8 hyponym Types & categories ruin
9 derivation Related & opposite itch
9 hypernym Types & categories desire
10 derivation Related & opposite plundering
10 derivation Related & opposite rapine
10 derivation Related & opposite spoilation
10 derivation Related & opposite spoil
10 hypernym Types & categories ruin
11 derivation Related & opposite impairment
11 derivation Related & opposite defloration
11 derivation Related & opposite spoil
11 derivation Related & opposite blemish
11 derivation Related & opposite impairer
11 hypernym Types & categories damage
11 hyponym Types & categories defile
11 hyponym Types & categories blemish