English to English
noun
- (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
To the victor belong the spoils of the enemy.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
Her spoiling my dress was deliberate.
source: WordNet 3.0
- the act of stripping and taking by force
source: WordNet 3.0
- That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
source: Webster 1913
verb
- 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.
source: WordNet 3.0
- become unfit for consumption or use
The meat must be eaten before it spoils.
source: WordNet 3.0
- alter from the original
source: WordNet 3.0
- treat with excessive indulgence
Grandparents often pamper the children.
Let's not mollycoddle our students!.
source: WordNet 3.0
- hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge.
Foil your opponent.
source: WordNet 3.0
- have a strong desire or urge to do something
She is itching to start the project.
He is spoiling for a fight.
source: WordNet 3.0
- destroy and strip of its possession
The soldiers raped the beautiful country.
source: WordNet 3.0
- make imperfect
Nothing marred her beauty.
source: WordNet 3.0
- To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; -- with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil one of his goods or possession.
source: Webster 1913
- To practice plunder or robbery.
source: Webster 1913
English to Tagalog
noun
- [spóil] Naagaw; nápagharangan; násamsam
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
verb
- [spóil] Mangagaw; manamsam; sirain
source: Diccionario Ingles-Español-Tagalog
