"spoil" meaning in English

See spoil in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

IPA: /spɔɪl/ Audio: en-us-spoil.ogg [US] Forms: spoiled [past], spoiled [past, participle], spoil [canonical], spoils [third-person, singular], spoilt [past], spoilt [past, participle], spoiling [present, participle]
enPR: spoil Head templates: {{verb}} [POS TABLE], {{verb2|spoil|spoils|spoilt|spoilt|spoiling}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If something spoils it becomes no good. This is often due to rotting.
    Sense id: simple-spoil-en-verb-0wQUhpIF
  2. If you spoil something, you ruin it, you make it no good.
    Sense id: simple-spoil-en-verb-kNyiQ29H
  3. If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them.
    Sense id: simple-spoil-en-verb--9Jw0f84
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          "text": "If found my lunch was spoiled."
        }
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        "If something spoils it becomes no good. This is often due to rotting."
      ],
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        {
          "text": "I think I spoiled my presentation by forgetting my data."
        }
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        "If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them."
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    },
    {
      "ipa": "/spɔɪl/"
    },
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      "sampa": "/spOIl/"
    },
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    },
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    },
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        "participle"
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        {
          "text": "I think I spoiled my presentation by forgetting my data."
        }
      ],
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      ]
    },
    {
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        "If you spoil your child, you overpamper them and harm the character of them."
      ]
    }
  ],
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    },
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      "ipa": "/spɔɪl/"
    },
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    },
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