(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy'
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; her spoiling my dress was deliberate
the act of stripping and taking by force
[ Syn: spoliation , spoilation , despoilation , despoilment , despoliation ]
spoil (n.)
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
[ Syn: botch , bodge , bumble , fumble , botch up , muff , blow , flub , screw up , ball up , muck up , bungle , fluff , bollix , bollix up , bollocks , bollocks up , bobble , mishandle , louse up , foul up , mess up , fuck up ]
become unfit for consumption or use; the meat must be eaten before it spoils
[ Syn: go bad ]
alter from the original
[ Syn: corrupt ]
treat with excessive indulgence; grandparents often pamper the children; Lets not mollycoddle our students!
[ Syn: pamper , featherbed , cosset , cocker , baby , coddle , mollycoddle , indulge ]
hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruths amazing September surge; foil your opponent
[ Syn: thwart , queer , scotch , foil , cross , frustrate , baffle , bilk ]
have a strong desire or urge to do something; She is itching to start the project; He is spoiling for a fight
[ Syn: itch ]
destroy and strip of its possession; The soldiers raped the beautiful country
make imperfect; nothing marred her beauty