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spoil::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| Type of | go wrong, miscarry, fail |
| Derivation | spoiling, spoilage |
spoil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | despoilation, despoilment, despoliation, spoilation, spoliation |
| Type of | pillage, pillaging, plundering |
spoil::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | stolen property |
to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.
Examples of spoil
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Nothing in cocoa will actually spoil or go bad, so you can use it past the date.
From the washingtonpost.com
Since coconut oil does not spoil or need refrigeration, it can easily be stored.
From the theepochtimes.com
I've got too much going on in my life that having children would actually spoil.
From the telegraph.co.uk
Your responsibilities will hang over your head and spoil having a relaxing time.
From the kentucky.com
This is a joke set up at the beginning of the book, so I don't want to spoil it.
From the guardian.co.uk
The Spartans scored a late touchdown to spoil Central Valley's first homecoming.
From the post-gazette.com
Looking for a way to spoil the significant other while you're enjoying the golf?
From the al.com
She also said its publication would spoil plans for her own Potter encyclopedia.
From the thenewstribune.com
Temple, Duquesne and Saint Louis are good enough to spoil the top teams'records.
From the sportingnews.com
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
- Botch: 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"
- The act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
- Become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
- Corrupt: alter from the original
- The act of stripping and taking by force
- In Archaeology, spoil is the term used for the soil, dirt and rubble that results from an excavation, and discarded off site on spoil heaps. These heaps are commonly accessed by barrow runs.
- A spoiled child (also called a spoiled brat) is a child that exhibits behavioral problems from overindulgence by his or her parents. Spoiled children may be described as "overindulged", "grandiose", "narcissistic" or "egocentric-regressed". ...
- (Spoiled (play)) Spoiled is a television and stage play by Simon Gray, first broadcast by the BBC in 1968 and later adapted for the stage. ...
