spoil


Definition: Meaning of, spoil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / spɔɪl /

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Prsesent Past Past Participle
spoil spoiled, spoilt spoiled, spoilt
Present Participle Third Person Singular
spoiling spoils
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  1. damage [transitive] to have a bad effect on something so that it is no longer attractive, enjoyable, useful etc [=  ruin]
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  2. treat too kindly [transitive] to give a child everything they want, or let them do whatever they want, often with the result that they behave badly
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  3. treat kindly [transitive] to look after someone in a way that is very kind or too kind
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  4. decay [intransitive] to start to decay
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  5. voting [transitive] British English to mark a BALLOT PAPER wrongly so that your vote is not included
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  6. be spoiling for a fight/argument to be very eager to fight or argue with someone
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  1. spoils [plural] formal the things that someone gets by being successful
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  2. spoils [plural] formal things taken by an army from a defeated enemy, or things taken by thieves
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  3. [uncountable] waste material such as earth and stones from a mine or hole in the ground
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