spoil, n.
(spoils)
(spoils)
the act of stripping and taking by force
<noun.act>
despoilation despoilment despoliation spoil spoilation spoliation
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hypernym
the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
<noun.act>
spoil spoilage spoiling
sample sentences
"her spoiling my dress was deliberate"
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hypernym
(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)
<noun.possession>
spoil
sample sentences
"to the victor belong the spoils of the enemy"
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