paintball

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/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/

noun

A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.

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Meanings

nounpaintball (countable and uncountable, plural paintballs)

plural paintballs

  1. uncountableA sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
  2. countableThe dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.
verbpaintball (third-person singular simple present paintballs, present participle paintballing, simple past and past participle paintballed)

present singular third person paintballs · participle present paintballing · participle past paintballed · past paintballed

  1. To engage in the sport of paintball.
  2. To shoot someone using a paintball gun.

Origin

From paint + ball.

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Translations

Finnish värikuulapeli, värikuulasota
  • värikuulapelisport
  • värikuulasotasport
  • painttisport
  • splättissport
  • paintballsport
  • värikuulacapsule
German Paintball
  • Paintballsport
Greek χρωματοσφαίριση
  • χρωματοσφαίριση (chromatosfaírisi)sport
Hungarian paintball, festékharc
  • paintballsport
  • festékharcsport
  • festékgolyócapsule
  • paintballgolyócapsule
  • festéklövedékcapsule
  • festékcapsule
Japanese ペイントボール
  • ペイントボール (peintobōru)sport
Polish paintball
  • paintballsport
Russian пейнтбо́л
  • пейнтбо́л (pɛjntból)sport
Spanish paintball, bala de pintura
  • paintballsport
  • bala de pinturacapsule
Turkish boyartop, boyartop
  • boyartopsport
  • boyartopcapsule
Cite this entry
APA

paintball. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintball

MLA

“paintball.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintball. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “paintball,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/paintball.

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