v. 1 ruin, destroy, wreck, queer, mess up, upset, demolish, harm, damage, Colloq kill You really spoiled everything by telling Mum about my pet frog Spare the rod and spoil the child. 2 damage, mar, injure, harm, deface, disfigure, scar, blemish The painting was spoiled by some fanatic who slashed it 3 baby, mollycoddle, coddle, indulge, pamper, dote on, spoonfeed, Rare cocker Barbara really spoils her family terribly by indulging their every whim 4 turn, go off or bad, curdle, moulder, decay, decompose, become addle(d), rot, putrefy, mildew The milk will spoil if not refrigerated 5 be spoiling for. itch (for or after), yearn (for), be eager (for), be keen (for), look for, be bent on, be desirous of, crave, be after If you give Tom a drink he'll be spoiling for a fight Oh, I thought he was always spoiling for a fight.
n. 6 spoils. loot, booty, plunder, pillage, prizes, pickings, Slang swag, take, goods, boodle The Nazis took the paintings as spoils of war