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English to English noun
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(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war) |  | Example: to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy
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the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it | | Example: her spoiling my dress was deliberate
source: wordnet30
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the act of stripping and taking by force | | source: wordnet30
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That which is taken from another by violence; especially, the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty. | | source: webster1913 verb
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make a mess of, destroy or ruin | | Example: I botched the dinner and we had to eat out
the pianist screwed up the difficult passage in the second movement
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become unfit for consumption or use | | Example: the meat must be eaten before it spoils
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alter from the original | | source: wordnet30
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treat with excessive indulgence | | Example: grandparents often pamper the children
Let's not mollycoddle our students!
source: wordnet30
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hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of | | Example: What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge
foil your opponent
source: wordnet30
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have a strong desire or urge to do something | | Example: She is itching to start the project
He is spoiling for a fight
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destroy and strip of its possession | | Example: The soldiers raped the beautiful country
source: wordnet30
| 12 |
make imperfect | | Example: nothing marred her beauty
source: wordnet30
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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: webster1913
| 14 |
To practice plunder or robbery. | | source: webster1913
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