spoil

B1
Pronunciation
/spɔɪl/
Noun
2 definition(s)
1 Definition

(Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

2 Definition

Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

Verb
9 definition(s)
1 Definition

To strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.

2 Definition

To strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.

3 Definition

To plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).

4 Definition

To carry off (goods) by force; to steal.

5 Definition

To ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.

6 Definition

To ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.

7 Definition

Of food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.

Example Sentences
  • Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil.
8 Definition

To render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.

9 Definition

To reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.