handle vs spoil

spoil vs handle

handle and spoil both are nouns.

handle and spoil both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
handle	Yes	No	Yes	No
spoil	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, spoil is a hyponym of handle; that is, spoil is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handle:

handle: interact in a certain way
spoil: treat with excessive indulgence

Other hyponyms of handle include bemock, mock, cut, disregard, ignore, snub, wrong, handle with kid gloves, criminalize, nurse, strong-arm, ride roughshod, run roughshod, upstage, rough-house, brutalise, brutalize, do well by, gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, friendzone.

handle (noun)	spoil (noun)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it	the act of stripping and taking by force
	the act of spoiling something by causing damage to it
	(usually plural) valuables taken by violence (especially in war)

handle (verb)	spoil (verb)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression	become unfit for consumption or use
touch, lift, or hold with the hands	alter from the original
handle effectively	make imperfect
show and train	destroy and strip of its possession
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of	have a strong desire or urge to do something
interact in a certain way	hinder or prevent (the efforts, plans, or desires) of
	treat with excessive indulgence
	make a mess of, destroy or ruin

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