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”

become unfit for consumption or use

• “the meat must be eaten before it spoils”

alter from the original

treat with excessive indulgence

• “grandparents often pamper the children”
• “Let”

hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of

• “What ultimately frustrated every challenger was Ruth”
• “;”

have a strong desire or urge to do something

• “She is itching to start the project”
• “He is spoiling for a fight”

destroy and strip of its possession

• “The soldiers raped the beautiful country”

make imperfect

• “nothing marred her beauty”

(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

• “to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy”

the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it

• “her spoiling my dress was deliberate”

the act of stripping and taking by force