spoil
n 1: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in
war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
2: the act of spoiling [syn: {spoiling}, {spoilage}]
3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: {spoliation},
{spoilation}, {despoliation}, {despoilment}]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin [syn: {botch}, {fumble}, {botch
up}, {muff}, {blow}, {flub}, {screw up}, {ball up}, {blunder},
{muck up}, {bungle}, {fluff}, {bollix}, {bollix up}, {bollocks},
{bollocks up}, {bobble}, {mishandle}, {louse up}, {foul
up}, {mess up}, {fuck up}]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meatt must be
eaten before it spoils" [syn: {go bad}]
3: alter from the original [syn: {corrupt}]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
{pamper}, {featherbed}, {cosset}, {cocker}, {baby}, {coddle},
{mollycoddle}, {indulge}]
5: to hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of:
"What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's
amazing September surge." [syn: {thwart}, {queer}, {scotch},
{foil}, {cross}, {frustrate}, {baffle}, {bilk}]
6: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of;
thwart [syn: {frustrate}, {thwart}]
7: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair},
{deflower}, {vitiate}]