• Verb (used with object)

    to damage severely or harm (something), esp. with reference to its excellence, value, usefulness, etc.
    The water stain spoiled the painting. Drought spoiled the corn crop.
    to diminish or impair the quality of; affect detrimentally
    Bad weather spoiled their vacation.
    to impair, damage, or harm the character or nature of (someone) by unwise treatment, excessive indulgence, etc.
    to spoil a child by pampering him.
    Archaic . to strip (persons, places, etc.) of goods, valuables, etc.; plunder; pillage; despoil.
    Archaic . to take or seize by force.

    Verb (used without object)

    to become bad, or unfit for use, as food or other perishable substances; become tainted or putrid
    Milk spoils if not refrigerated.
    to plunder, pillage, or rob.

    Noun

    Often, spoils. booty, loot, or plunder taken in war or robbery.
    the act of plundering.
    an object of plundering.
    Usually, spoils.
    the emoluments and advantages of public office viewed as won by a victorious political party
    the spoils of office.
    prizes won or treasures accumulated
    a child's spoils brought home from a party.
    waste material, as that which is cast up in mining, excavating, quarrying, etc.
    an imperfectly made object, damaged during the manufacturing process. ?

    Idiom

    be spoiling for
    Informal . to be very eager for; be desirous of
    It was obvious that he was spoiling for a fight.

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