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spoil spoil definition

spoil


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spoil 
 
  5  of  7  senses  of  spoil 
 
  Sense  2 
  spoil,  go  bad 
  =>  addle 
  =>  curdle 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
 
  Sense  5 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
 
  Sense  6 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  disappoint,  let  down 
 
  Sense  7 
  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  =>  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  deface,  disfigure,  blemish 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  spoil 
 
  5  of  7  senses  of  spoil 
 
  Sense  2 
  spoil,  go  bad 
  =>  addle 
  =>  curdle 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  adulterate,  stretch,  dilute,  debase 
  =>  water  down 
  =>  sophisticate,  doctor,  doctor  up 
 
  Sense  5 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  dash 
  =>  short-circuit 
  =>  ruin 
  =>  undo 
  =>  break 
  =>  shipwreck 
 
  Sense  6 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  disappoint,  let  down 
  =>  fail  betray 
  =>  fall  short,  come  short 
  =>  disenchant,  disillusion 
 
  Sense  7 
  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  =>  defile,  sully,  corrupt,  taint,  cloud 
  =>  deface,  disfigure,  blemish 
  =>  maul,  mangle 
  =>  scar,  mark,  pock,  pit 
  =>  pockmark 
  =>  scarify 
  =>  cicatrize 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  spoil 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  spoil 
 
  7  senses  of  spoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  botch,  bumble,  fumble,  botch  up  muff,  blow,  flub,  screw  up  ball  up  spoil,  muck  up  bungle,  fluff,  bollix,  bollix  up  bollocks,  bollocks  up  bobble,  mishandle,  louse  up  foul  up  mess  up  fuck  up 
  =>  fail  go  wrong  miscarry 
 
  Sense  2 
  spoil,  go  bad 
  =>  decay 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  modify 
 
  Sense  4 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
 
  Sense  5 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
 
  Sense  6 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  discourage 
 
  Sense  7 
  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  =>  damage 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  spoil 
 
  spoil  used  as  a  verb  is  common  (polysemy  count  =  7) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  spoil 
 
  Sense  1 
  botch,  bumble,  fumble,  botch  up  muff,  blow,  flub,  screw  up  ball  up  spoil,  muck  up  bungle,  fluff,  bollix,  bollix  up  bollocks,  bollocks  up  bobble,  mishandle,  louse  up  foul  up  mess  up  fuck  up 
  =>  fail  go  wrong  miscarry 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  2 
  spoil,  go  bad 
  =>  decay 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  3 
  corrupt,  spoil 
  =>  modify 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  4 
  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge 
  =>  treat,  handle,  do  by 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  5 
  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk 
  =>  prevent,  forestall,  foreclose,  preclude,  forbid 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  6 
  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart 
  =>  discourage 
  -------------- 
 
  Sense  7 
  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate 
  =>  damage 
  -------------- 
 
  Grep  of  noun  spoil 
  spoil 
  spoilables 
  spoilage 
  spoilation 
  spoiler 
  spoiling 
  spoils  system 
  spoilsport 
 
  Overview  of  noun  spoil 
 
  The  noun  spoil  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spoil  --  ((usually  plural)  valuables  taken  by  violence  (especially  in  war);  "to  the  victor  belong  the  spoils  of  the  enemy") 
  2.  spoil,  spoiling,  spoilage  --  (the  act  of  spoiling  something  by  causing  damage  to  it  "her  spoiling  my  dress  was  deliberate") 
  3.  spoil,  spoliation,  spoilation,  despoliation,  despoilment  --  (the  act  of  stripping  and  taking  by  force) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spoil 
 
  The  verb  spoil  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  botch,  bumble,  fumble,  botch  up  muff,  blow,  flub,  screw  up  ball  up  spoil,  muck  up  bungle,  fluff,  bollix,  bollix  up  bollocks,  bollocks  up  bobble,  mishandle,  louse  up  foul  up  mess  up  fuck  up  --  (make  a  mess  of  destroy  or  ruin) 
  2.  (1)  spoil,  go  bad  --  (become  unfit  for  consumption  or  use  "the  meat  must  be  eaten  before  it  spoils") 
  3.  (1)  corrupt,  spoil  --  (alter  from  the  original) 
  4.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  5.  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  6.  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of) 
  7.  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate  --  (make  imperfect;  "nothing  marred  her  beauty") 
 
  Grep  of  adj  spoil 
  spoilable 
  spoiled 
  spoilt 
 
  Overview  of  noun  spoil 
 
  The  noun  spoil  has  3  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  spoil  --  ((usually  plural)  valuables  taken  by  violence  (especially  in  war);  "to  the  victor  belong  the  spoils  of  the  enemy") 
  2.  spoil,  spoiling,  spoilage  --  (the  act  of  spoiling  something  by  causing  damage  to  it  "her  spoiling  my  dress  was  deliberate") 
  3.  spoil,  spoliation,  spoilation,  despoliation,  despoilment  --  (the  act  of  stripping  and  taking  by  force) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  spoil 
 
  The  verb  spoil  has  7  senses  (first  3  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  (2)  botch,  bumble,  fumble,  botch  up  muff,  blow,  flub,  screw  up  ball  up  spoil,  muck  up  bungle,  fluff,  bollix,  bollix  up  bollocks,  bollocks  up  bobble,  mishandle,  louse  up  foul  up  mess  up  fuck  up  --  (make  a  mess  of  destroy  or  ruin) 
  2.  (1)  spoil,  go  bad  --  (become  unfit  for  consumption  or  use  "the  meat  must  be  eaten  before  it  spoils") 
  3.  (1)  corrupt,  spoil  --  (alter  from  the  original) 
  4.  pamper,  featherbed,  cosset,  cocker,  baby,  coddle,  mollycoddle,  spoil,  indulge  --  (treat  with  excessive  indulgence;  "grandparents  often  pamper  the  children";  "Let's  not  mollycoddle  our  students!") 
  5.  thwart,  queer,  spoil,  scotch,  foil,  cross,  frustrate,  baffle,  bilk  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of  "What  ultimately  frustrated  every  challenger  was  Ruth's  amazing  September  surge";  "foil  your  opponent") 
  6.  frustrate,  spoil,  thwart  --  (hinder  or  prevent  (the  efforts,  plans,  or  desires)  of) 
  7.  mar,  impair,  spoil,  deflower,  vitiate  --  (make  imperfect;  "nothing  marred  her  beauty") 



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