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Spoiling

verb
Word Frequency: 0.8

Definitions

1.verbTo strip (someone who has been killed or defeated) of their arms or armour.
2.verbTo strip or deprive (someone) of their possessions; to rob, despoil.
3.verbTo plunder, pillage (a city, country etc.).
4.verbTo carry off (goods) by force; to steal.
5.verbTo ruin; to damage (something) in some way making it unfit for use.
6.verbTo ruin the character of, by overindulgence; to coddle or pamper to excess.
7.verbOf food, to become bad, sour or rancid; to decay.
"Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil."
8.verbTo render (a ballot paper) invalid by deliberately defacing it.
9.verbTo reveal the ending or major events of (a story etc.); to ruin (a surprise) by exposing it ahead of time.
10.nounPlunder; pillage

Synonyms

coddleindulgemollycoddlepamperdamagedestroyruinspoilagederailingwreckingruiningwasting

Rhymes With

toilingroilingboilingsoilingcoilingfoilingbroilingparboiling
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