Definisjon av spoil

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Noun

spoil - the act of stripping and taking by force
spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment, despoliation
pillaging, plundering, pillage the act of stealing valuable things from a place; "the plundering of the Parthenon"; "his plundering of the great authors"
spoil - the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
spoiling, spoilage
injury wrongdoing that violates another's rights and is unjustly inflicted
spoil - (usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war); "to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
stolen property property that has been stolen
plural, plural form the form of a word that is used to denote more than one

Verb

spoil - become unfit for consumption or use; "the meat must be eaten before it spoils"
go bad
decay fall into decay or ruin; "The unoccupied house started to decay"
addle become rotten; "addled eggs"
curdle turn from a liquid to a solid mass; "his blood curdled"
spoil - 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"
botch, bodge, 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
go wrong, miscarry, fail suffer a miscarriage
spoil - hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of; "What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth's amazing September surge"; "foil your opponent"
thwart, queer, scotch, foil, cross, frustrate, baffle, bilk
forbid, foreclose, forestall, preclude, prevent command against; "I forbid you to call me late at night"; "Mother vetoed the trip to the chocolate store"; "Dad nixed our plans"
double cross betray by double-dealing
disappoint, let down fail to meet the hopes or expectations of; "Her boyfriend let her down when he did not propose marriage"
dash add an enlivening or altering element to; "blue paint dashed with white"
short-circuit create a short circuit in
ruin fall into ruin
spoil - treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!"
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle, mollycoddle, indulge
do by, handle, treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise"
spoil - destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the beautiful country"
rape, despoil, violate, plunder
destroy, ruin put (an animal) to death; "The customs agents destroyed the dog that was found to be rabid"; "the sick cat had to be put down"
spoil - make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty"
mar, impair, deflower, vitiate
damage inflict damage upon; "The snow damaged the roof"; "She damaged the car when she hit the tree"
taint, defile, sully, corrupt, cloud place under suspicion or cast doubt upon; "sully someone's reputation"
deface, disfigure, blemish mar or spoil the appearance of; "scars defaced her cheeks"; "The vandals disfigured the statue"
spoil - alter from the original
corrupt
modify make less severe or harsh or extreme; "please modify this letter to make it more polite"; "he modified his views on same-gender marriage"
adulterate, dilute, debase, load, stretch lessen the strength or flavor of a solution or mixture; "cut bourbon"
spoil - have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a fight"
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desire, want feel or have a desire for; want strongly; "I want to go home now"; "I want my own room"
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Substantiv

spoil - Also in plural: spoils Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.
spoil - Material such as rock or earth removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

Verb

spoil - To reveal the ending of a story etc. ; to ruin a surprise by exposing it ahead of time.

OmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

  • spoil
    To hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of.
  • spoil
    Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.

Verb

  • Infinitiv: (to) spoil
  • Presens: spoil / spoils
  • Preteritum: spoiled
  • Perfektum: (have) spoiled

Substantiv

  • Entall: spoil
  • Flertall: spoils

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