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}, {despoilation}, {despoilment}, {despoliation}]
     v 1: 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" [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: have a strong desire or urge to do something; "She is
        itching to start the project"; "He is spoiling for a
        fight" [syn: {itch}]
     7: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
        beautiful country" [syn: {rape}, {despoil}, {violate}, {plunder}]
     8: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: {mar}, {impair},
         {deflower}, {vitiate}]
     [also: {spoilt}]
Source: WordNet® 2.0