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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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