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paintball.

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

9 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

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

    uncountable
  2. The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.

    countable
Where this word comes from

From paint + ball.

verb/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/
  1. To engage in the sport of paintball.

  2. To shoot someone using a paintball gun.

Where this word comes from

From paint + ball.

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Last enriched 2026-09-10. Definitions are in English. Romanizations are shown when supplied by the source; syllable estimates are omitted for unsupported scripts.