| slovo | definícia |
spoil
(mass) | spoil
- korisť, pokaziť |
spoil
(encz) | spoil,hýčkat v: |
spoil
(encz) | spoil,kazit v: |
spoil
(encz) | spoil,pokazit v: |
spoil
(encz) | spoil,zkazit v: |
Spoil
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or
Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier,
OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.
Despoil, Spoliation.]
1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --
with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil
one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the
Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.
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My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,
Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.
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2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
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No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man. --Mark iii.
27.
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3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to
mar.
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Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin;
to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled
by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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Spoil
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. i.
1. To practice plunder or robbery.
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Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break
forth to rob and spoil. --Spenser.
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2. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay;
as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
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Spoil
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.]
1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially,
the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
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Gentle gales,
Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense
Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole
Those balmy spoils. --Milton.
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2. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the
peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be
bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural;
as, to the victor belong the spoils.
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From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the
coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle,
but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.
--Gibbon.
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3. That which is gained by strength or effort.
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Each science and each art his spoil. --Bentley.
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4. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.
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The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.
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5. Corruption; cause of corruption. [Archaic]
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Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
--Shak.
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6. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
[Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spoil bank, a bank formed by the earth taken from an
excavation, as of a canal.
The spoils system, the theory or practice of regarding
public offices and their emoluments as so much plunder to
be distributed among their active partisans by those who
are chosen to responsible offices of administration.
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spoil
(wn) | 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: spoil, spoiling,
spoilage]
3: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil,
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, bodge,
bumble, fumble, botch up, muff, blow, flub,
screw up, ball up, spoil, 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: spoil, go bad]
3: alter from the original [syn: corrupt, spoil]
4: treat with excessive indulgence; "grandparents often pamper
the children"; "Let's not mollycoddle our students!" [syn:
pamper, featherbed, cosset, cocker, baby, coddle,
mollycoddle, spoil, 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, spoil, 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, spoil]
7: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
beautiful country" [syn: rape, spoil, despoil,
violate, plunder]
8: make imperfect; "nothing marred her beauty" [syn: mar,
impair, spoil, deflower, vitiate] |
| | podobné slovo | definícia |
spoils
(mass) | spoils
- korisť |
despoil
(encz) | despoil,vyloupit v: Zdeněk Broždespoil,vyplenit v: Zdeněk Brož |
despoilation
(encz) | despoilation, n: |
despoiled
(encz) | despoiled, adj: |
despoiler
(encz) | despoiler,vykrádač n: Zdeněk Brož |
despoilment
(encz) | despoilment,vyplenění n: Zdeněk Broždespoilment,vyplundrování n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoil for a fight
(encz) | spoil for a fight, |
spoil heap
(encz) | spoil heap,odval n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoilable
(encz) | spoilable, adj: |
spoilables
(encz) | spoilables, n: |
spoilage
(encz) | spoilage,zmetkovost n: Zdeněk Brožspoilage,zmetky n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoilation
(encz) | spoilation, n: |
spoiled
(encz) | spoiled,zhýčkaný adj: Toldaspoiled,zkažený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
spoiled brat
(encz) | spoiled brat, |
spoiler
(encz) | spoiler,kazisvět n: Zdeněk Brožspoiler,přítlačné křídlo n: Zdeněk Brožspoiler,spoiler n: Zdeněk Brožspoiler,spojler n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoiling
(encz) | spoiling,kažení n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoils
(encz) | spoils,kazí Zdeněk Brožspoils,kořist n: Zdeněk Brožspoils,zmetky n: pl. Zdeněk Brož |
spoils of war
(encz) | spoils of war,válečná kořist web |
spoils system
(encz) | spoils system,politický systém kde se na některé správní a státní funkce
dosazují členové vítězné politické strany |
spoilsport
(encz) | spoilsport,otrava n: Zdeněk Brož |
spoilt
(encz) | spoilt,pokažený adj: Zdeněk Brožspoilt,zkažený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
the first pancake is always spoiled
(encz) | the first pancake is always spoiled, |
too many cooks spoil the broth
(encz) | too many cooks spoil the broth, |
unspoiled
(encz) | unspoiled,nenarušený adj: Zdeněk Brožunspoiled,nezkažený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
unspoilt
(encz) | unspoilt,nezkažený adj: Zdeněk Brož |
spoiler
(czen) | spoiler,spoilern: Zdeněk Brož |
blighted spoilt
(gcide) | destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
1. p. p. of destroy. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,
exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,
desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};
blighted, spoilt; {blotted out, obliterate,
obliterated}; demolished, dismantled, razed; {done
for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
finished(predicate)}; extinguished; {ruined, wiped
out(predicate), impoverished}; totaled, wrecked;
war-torn, war-worn; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,
ravaged, sacked}] Also See: damaged. Antonym:
preserved
[WordNet 1.5]
2. destroyed physically or morally.
Syn: ruined.
[WordNet 1.5] |
Despoil
(gcide) | Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
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The clothed earth is then bare,
Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower.
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A law which restored to them an immense domain of
which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay.
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Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
--Milton.
Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
[1913 Webster]despoil \de*spoil"\, n.
Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.
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despoil
(gcide) | Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
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The clothed earth is then bare,
Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower.
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A law which restored to them an immense domain of
which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay.
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Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
--Milton.
Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
[1913 Webster]despoil \de*spoil"\, n.
Spoil. [Obs.] --Wolsey.
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Despoiled
(gcide) | Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
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The clothed earth is then bare,
Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower.
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A law which restored to them an immense domain of
which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay.
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Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
--Milton.
Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
[1913 Webster]despoiled \despoiled\ adj.
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence.
Syn: pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked.
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despoiled
(gcide) | Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
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The clothed earth is then bare,
Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower.
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A law which restored to them an immense domain of
which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay.
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Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
--Milton.
Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
[1913 Webster]despoiled \despoiled\ adj.
having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence.
Syn: pillaged, raped, ravaged, sacked.
[WordNet 1.5] |
despoiled pillaged raped ravaged sacked
(gcide) | destroyed \destroyed\ adj.
1. p. p. of destroy. [Narrower terms: {annihilated,
exterminated, wiped out(predicate)}; {blasted, desolate,
desolated, devastated, ravaged, ruined, wasted};
blighted, spoilt; {blotted out, obliterate,
obliterated}; demolished, dismantled, razed; {done
for(predicate), kaput(predicate), gone(prenominal), lost,
finished(predicate)}; extinguished; {ruined, wiped
out(predicate), impoverished}; totaled, wrecked;
war-torn, war-worn; {despoiled, pillaged, raped,
ravaged, sacked}] Also See: damaged. Antonym:
preserved
[WordNet 1.5]
2. destroyed physically or morally.
Syn: ruined.
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despoiler
(gcide) | despoiler \de*spoil"er\, n.
One who despoils.
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Despoiling
(gcide) | Despoil \De*spoil"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Despoiled; p. pr. &
vb. n. Despoiling.] [OF. despoiller, F. d['e]pouiller, L.
despoliare, despoliatum; de- + spoliare to strip, rob,
spolium spoil, booty. Cf. Spoil, Despoliation.]
1. To strip, as of clothing; to divest or unclothe. [Obs.]
--Chaucer.
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2. To deprive for spoil; to plunder; to rob; to pillage; to
strip; to divest; -- usually followed by of.
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The clothed earth is then bare,
Despoiled is the summer fair. --Gower.
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A law which restored to them an immense domain of
which they had been despoiled. --Macaulay.
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Despoiled of innocence, of faith, of bliss.
--Milton.
Syn: To strip; deprive; rob; bereave; rifle.
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despoilment
(gcide) | despoilment \de*spoil"ment\, n.
Despoliation. [R.]
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Spoil
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or
Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier,
OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.
Despoil, Spoliation.]
1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --
with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil
one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the
Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.
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My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,
Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.
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2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
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No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man. --Mark iii.
27.
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3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to
mar.
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Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin;
to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled
by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
[1913 Webster]Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. i.
1. To practice plunder or robbery.
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Outlaws, which, lurking in woods, used to break
forth to rob and spoil. --Spenser.
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2. To lose the valuable qualities; to be corrupted; to decay;
as, fruit will soon spoil in warm weather.
[1913 Webster]Spoil \Spoil\, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.]
1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially,
the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
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Gentle gales,
Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense
Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole
Those balmy spoils. --Milton.
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2. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the
peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be
bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural;
as, to the victor belong the spoils.
[1913 Webster]
From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the
coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle,
but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.
--Gibbon.
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3. That which is gained by strength or effort.
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Each science and each art his spoil. --Bentley.
[1913 Webster]
4. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.
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The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.
[1913 Webster]
5. Corruption; cause of corruption. [Archaic]
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Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
--Shak.
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6. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
[Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spoil bank, a bank formed by the earth taken from an
excavation, as of a canal.
The spoils system, the theory or practice of regarding
public offices and their emoluments as so much plunder to
be distributed among their active partisans by those who
are chosen to responsible offices of administration.
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Spoil bank
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.]
1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially,
the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
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Gentle gales,
Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense
Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole
Those balmy spoils. --Milton.
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2. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the
peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be
bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural;
as, to the victor belong the spoils.
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From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the
coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle,
but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.
--Gibbon.
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3. That which is gained by strength or effort.
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Each science and each art his spoil. --Bentley.
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4. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.
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The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.
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5. Corruption; cause of corruption. [Archaic]
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Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
--Shak.
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6. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
[Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spoil bank, a bank formed by the earth taken from an
excavation, as of a canal.
The spoils system, the theory or practice of regarding
public offices and their emoluments as so much plunder to
be distributed among their active partisans by those who
are chosen to responsible offices of administration.
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Spoilable
(gcide) | Spoilable \Spoil"a*ble\ (spoil"[.a]*b'l), a.
Capable of being spoiled.
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Spoiled
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or
Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier,
OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.
Despoil, Spoliation.]
1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --
with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil
one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the
Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.
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My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,
Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.
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2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
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No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man. --Mark iii.
27.
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3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to
mar.
[1913 Webster]
Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin;
to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled
by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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Spoiler
(gcide) | Spoiler \Spoil"er\ (spoil"[~e]r), n.
1. One who spoils; a plunderer; a pillager; a robber; a
despoiler.
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2. One who corrupts, mars, or renders useless.
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3. (Aeronautics) A device attached to the wing of an airplane
or other airfoil, which breaks the smooth flow of air
during flight and decreases the lift of the airfoil; --
used to control the attitude of the airplane during
banking or descent.
[PJC]
4. A device attached to a car to decrease lift and increase
traction, usually shaped as a flat surface and attached
above the rear of the car, and working on the same
principal as the aircraft spoiler[3].
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Spoilfive
(gcide) | Spoilfive \Spoil"five`\ (spoil"f[imac]v`), n.
A certain game at cards in which, if no player wins three of
the five tricks possible on any deal, the game is said to be
spoiled.
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Spoilful
(gcide) | Spoilful \Spoil"ful\ (spoil"f[.u]l), a.
Wasteful; rapacious. [Poetic]
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Spoiling
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or
Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier,
OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.
Despoil, Spoliation.]
1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --
with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil
one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the
Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.
[1913 Webster]
My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,
Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.
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2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
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No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man. --Mark iii.
27.
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3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to
mar.
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Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor.
[1913 Webster]
4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin;
to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled
by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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Spoilsman
(gcide) | Spoilsman \Spoils"man\ (spoilz"man), n.; pl. Spoilsmen
(spoilz"men).
One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils;
in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a
demand for public office on the ground of partisan service;
also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the
public service.
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Spoilsmen
(gcide) | Spoilsman \Spoils"man\ (spoilz"man), n.; pl. Spoilsmen
(spoilz"men).
One who serves a cause or a party for a share of the spoils;
in United States politics, one who makes or recognizes a
demand for public office on the ground of partisan service;
also, one who sanctions such a policy in appointments to the
public service.
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Spoilsmonger
(gcide) | Spoilsmonger \Spoils"mon`ger\ (spoilz"m[u^][ng]`g[~e]r), n.
One who promises or distributes public offices and their
emoluments as the price of services to a party or its
leaders.
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Spoilt
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\ (spoil), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spoiled (spoild) or
Spoilt (spoilt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spoiling.] [F. spolier,
OF. espoillier, fr. L. spoliare, fr. spolium spoil. Cf.
Despoil, Spoliation.]
1. To plunder; to strip by violence; to pillage; to rob; --
with of before the name of the thing taken; as, to spoil
one of his goods or possessions. "Ye shall spoil the
Egyptians." --Ex. iii. 22.
[1913 Webster]
My sons their old, unhappy sire despise,
Spoiled of his kingdom, and deprived of eyes.
--Pope.
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2. To seize by violence; to take by force; to plunder.
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No man can enter into a strong man's house, and
spoil his goods, except he will first bind the
strong man. --Mark iii.
27.
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3. To cause to decay and perish; to corrupt; to vitiate; to
mar.
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Spiritual pride spoils many graces. --Jer. Taylor.
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4. To render useless by injury; to injure fatally; to ruin;
to destroy; as, to spoil paper; to have the crops spoiled
by insects; to spoil the eyes by reading.
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The spoils system
(gcide) | Spoil \Spoil\, n. [Cf. OF. espoille, L. spolium.]
1. That which is taken from another by violence; especially,
the plunder taken from an enemy; pillage; booty.
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Gentle gales,
Fanning their odoriferous wings, dispense
Native perfumes, and whisper whence they stole
Those balmy spoils. --Milton.
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2. Public offices and their emoluments regarded as the
peculiar property of a successful party or faction, to be
bestowed for its own advantage; -- commonly in the plural;
as, to the victor belong the spoils.
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From a principle of gratitude I adhered to the
coalition; my vote was counted in the day of battle,
but I was overlooked in the division of the spoil.
--Gibbon.
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3. That which is gained by strength or effort.
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Each science and each art his spoil. --Bentley.
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4. The act or practice of plundering; robbery; waste.
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The man that hath no music in himself,
Nor is not moved with concord of sweet sounds,
Is fit for treason, stratagems, and spoils. --Shak.
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5. Corruption; cause of corruption. [Archaic]
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Villainous company hath been the spoil of me.
--Shak.
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6. The slough, or cast skin, of a serpent or other animal.
[Obs.] --Bacon.
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Spoil bank, a bank formed by the earth taken from an
excavation, as of a canal.
The spoils system, the theory or practice of regarding
public offices and their emoluments as so much plunder to
be distributed among their active partisans by those who
are chosen to responsible offices of administration.
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Unspoiled
(gcide) | Unspoiled \Unspoiled\
See spoiled. |
despoil
(wn) | despoil
v 1: steal goods; take as spoils; "During the earthquake people
looted the stores that were deserted by their owners" [syn:
plunder, despoil, loot, reave, strip, rifle,
ransack, pillage, foray]
2: destroy and strip of its possession; "The soldiers raped the
beautiful country" [syn: rape, spoil, despoil,
violate, plunder] |
despoilation
(wn) | despoilation
n 1: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil,
spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment,
despoliation] |
despoiled
(wn) | despoiled
adj 1: having been robbed and destroyed by force and violence;
"the raped countryside" [syn: despoiled, pillaged,
raped, ravaged, sacked] |
despoiler
(wn) | despoiler
n 1: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn:
plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler,
raider, freebooter] |
despoilment
(wn) | despoilment
n 1: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil,
spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment,
despoliation] |
spoilable
(wn) | spoilable
adj 1: liable to decay or spoil or become putrid [syn:
decayable, putrescible, putrefiable, spoilable]
n 1: food that will decay rapidly if not refrigerated [syn:
perishable, spoilable] |
spoilage
(wn) | spoilage
n 1: the amount that has spoiled
2: the process of becoming spoiled [syn: spoilage, spoiling]
3: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her
spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: spoil, spoiling,
spoilage] |
spoilation
(wn) | spoilation
n 1: the act of stripping and taking by force [syn: spoil,
spoliation, spoilation, despoilation, despoilment,
despoliation] |
spoiled
(wn) | spoiled
adj 1: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering
or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" [syn:
spoiled, spoilt]
2: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad
meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: bad,
spoiled, spoilt] |
spoiler
(wn) | spoiler
n 1: a candidate with no chance of winning but who may draw
enough votes to prevent one of the leading candidates from
winning
2: someone who takes spoils or plunder (as in war) [syn:
plunderer, pillager, looter, spoiler, despoiler,
raider, freebooter]
3: someone who pampers or spoils by excessive indulgence [syn:
pamperer, spoiler, coddler, mollycoddler]
4: an airfoil mounted on the rear of a car to reduce lift at
high speeds
5: a hinged airfoil on the upper surface of an aircraft wing
that is raised to reduce lift and increase drag |
spoiling
(wn) | spoiling
n 1: the process of becoming spoiled [syn: spoilage,
spoiling]
2: the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it; "her
spoiling my dress was deliberate" [syn: spoil, spoiling,
spoilage] |
spoils system
(wn) | spoils system
n 1: the system of employing and promoting civil servants who
are friends and supporters of the group in power [ant:
merit system] |
spoilsport
(wn) | spoilsport
n 1: someone who spoils the pleasure of others [syn:
spoilsport, killjoy, wet blanket, party pooper] |
spoilt
(wn) | spoilt
adj 1: having the character or disposition harmed by pampering
or oversolicitous attention; "a spoiled child" [syn:
spoiled, spoilt]
2: (of foodstuffs) not in an edible or usable condition; "bad
meat"; "a refrigerator full of spoilt food" [syn: bad,
spoiled, spoilt]
3: affected by blight; anything that mars or prevents growth or
prosperity; "a blighted rose"; "blighted urban districts"
[syn: blighted, spoilt] |
unspoiled
(wn) | unspoiled
adj 1: not left to spoil; "the meat is still good" [syn: good,
undecomposed, unspoiled, unspoilt]
2: not decayed or decomposed [syn: uncorrupted, unspoiled] |
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