spoil (
http://definr.com/spoil)
n 1: (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in
war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her
spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn:
spoiling,
spoilage]
3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn:
spoliation,
spoilation,
despoliation,
despoilment]
v 1: make a mess of, destroy or ruin [syn:
botch,
bumble,
fumble,
botch up,
muff,
blow,
flub,
screw up, {ball
up},
muck up,
bungle,
fluff,
bollix,
bollix up,
bollocks,
bollocks up,
bobble,
mishandle, {louse
up},
foul up,
mess up,
fuck up]
2: become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be
eaten before it spoils" [syn:
go bad]
3: alter from the original [syn:
corrupt]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper,
featherbed,
cosset,
cocker,
baby,
coddle,
mollycoddle,
indulge]
5: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What
ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing
September surge"; "foil your opponent" [syn:
thwart,
queer,
scotch,
foil,
cross,
frustrate,
baffle,
bilk]
6: hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of [syn:
frustrate,
thwart]
7: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn:
mar,
impair,
deflower,
vitiate]