spoil
spaw il
- n (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy - n the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
her spoiling my dress was deliberate - n the act of stripping and taking by force
- v make a mess of, destroy or ruin
- v become unfit for consumption or use
the meat must be eaten before it spoils - v alter from the original
- v treat with excessive indulgence
- v hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
- v have a strong desire or urge to do something
He is spoiling for a fight - v destroy and strip of its possession
- v make imperfect
- In the meantime, media baron Kouris claims to have more photographs of Mimi baring all, as well as a sizable file of material about alleged corruption that he promises will spoil .
- That's why I spoil and warn.
- Who would have thought that this mother of a soldier killed in Iraq could spoil the President's vacationand become spiritual leader of the antiwar camp?.