paintball

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: paint‧ball

Noun

Singular paintball

Plural paintballs

Two people playing paintball

1. (uncountable) Paintball is a game where people shoot small balls filled with paint instead of bullets.

   You should get changed if you want to play paintball; I don't want to have more clothes to wash!

2. (countable) A paintball is a paint-filled ball that is used in the game of paintball.

Related words

• paint
• ball

Verb

Plain form paintball

Third-person singular paintballs

Past tense paintballed

Past participle paintballed

Present participle paintballing

1. If you paintball someone, you shoot them with a paintball.
2. If you paintball, you play the sport paintball.

Related words

• paintballer