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noun
A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
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noun
The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: countable
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verb
To engage in the sport of paintball.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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verb
To shoot someone using a paintball gun.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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noun
a game that simulates military combat; players on one team try to eliminate players on the opposing team by shooting capsules of paint at them
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: outdoor game
noun
a capsule filled with water-soluble dye used as a projectile in playing the game of paintball
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
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Broader terms: capsule
History
From paint + ball.
Across languages
21 source translations are retained for this English entry.
