Spoil

/spɔɪl/

noun

  1. (Also in plural: spoils) Plunder taken from an enemy or victim.

  2. Material (such as rock or earth) removed in the course of an excavation, or in mining or dredging. Tailings.

Synonyms: gangue, slag, tailings

verb

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

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

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

Synonyms: coddle, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, damage, destroy, ruin

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