Background for spoilt

spoilt

/spɔɪlt/

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verb

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

Examples :

"The soldiers spoilt the enemy general of his armor after the battle. "

military history war weapon

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verb

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

Examples :

"The invading army spoilt the village of its food and valuables, leaving the inhabitants with nothing. "

property action

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verb

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

Examples :

"The invading army spoilt the countryside, leaving villages in ruins and fields bare. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"During the riot, some protesters spoilt goods from the local stores. "

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verb

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

Examples :

"The heavy rain spoilt our picnic, so we had to eat inside. "

condition action quality negative

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verb

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

Examples :

""Her parents spoilt her with expensive gifts, and now she expects everyone to give her what she wants." "

character family human attitude

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verb

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

Examples :

"Make sure you put the milk back in the fridge, otherwise it will spoil."

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verb

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

Examples :

"He spoilt his ballot paper by drawing a big smiley face on it. "

politics government law

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verb

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

Examples :

""My little brother spoilt the ending of the movie for me when he told me who the bad guy was." "

entertainment media story action

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adjective

Having lost its original value

Examples :

"The old photograph was badly spoilt by water damage and you could barely see the faces anymore. "

condition quality

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adjective

Of food, that has deteriorated to the point of no longer being usable or edible.

Examples :

"The milk was spoilt, so we couldn't use it in the cereal this morning. "

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adjective

(of a person, usually a child) Having a selfish or greedy character, especially due to pampering

Examples :

"Little Timmy is so spoilt; he cries if he doesn't get exactly what he wants. "

character human person family attitude