Spoil Meaning

There are 11 meaning(s) for word Spoil

Meaning 1 : make a mess of, destroy or ruin

    Synonyms : ball up,  blow,  bobble,  bodge,  bollix,  bollix up,  bollocks,  bollocks up,  botch,  botch up,  bumble,  bungle,  flub,  fluff,  foul up,  fuck up,  fumble,  louse up,  mess up,  mishandle,  muck up,  muff,  screw up
Meaning 2 : have a strong desire or urge to do something

    Example : He is spoiling for a fight

    Synonyms : itch
Meaning 3 : the act of stripping and taking by force

    Synonyms : despoilation,  despoilment,  despoliation,  spoilation,  spoliation
Meaning 4 : destroy and strip of its possession

    Synonyms : despoil,  plunder,  rape,  violate
Meaning 5 : hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

    Synonyms : baffle,  bilk,  cross,  foil,  frustrate,  queer,  scotch,  thwart
Meaning 6 : make imperfect

    Synonyms : deflower,  impair,  mar,  vitiate
Meaning 7 : treat with excessive indulgence

    Synonyms : baby,  cocker,  coddle,  cosset,  featherbed,  indulge,  mollycoddle,  pamper
Meaning 8 : become unfit for consumption or use

    Example : the meat must be eaten before it spoils

    Synonyms : go bad
Meaning 9 : alter from the original

    Synonyms : corrupt
Meaning 10 : the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

    Example : her spoiling my dress was deliberate

    Synonyms : spoilage,  spoiling
Meaning 11 : (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

    Example : to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy

How to Pronounce Spoil

  • spɔɪl


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