Home › Words › P › paintballpaintball/ˈpeɪntbɔːl/paintball means A sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.paintball is pronounced /ˈpeɪntbɔːl/.EtymologyFrom paint + ball.nounA sport where teams shoot each other with gelatin capsules filled with paint-like dye.The dye-filled capsule fired in the sport of paintball.verbTo engage in the sport of paintball.To shoot someone using a paintball gun.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.paintballer 71% match — A participant in paintball. vs paintball →airsoft 64% match — A modern combat sport in which participants eliminate their opponents by hitting them with spherical non-metallic pellets launched from a type of air gun running compressed air or similar compressed gas (e.g., carbon dioxide). vs paintball →woodsball 59% match — A form of paintball played in a natural outdoor area, contrasted with speedball. vs paintball →dodgeball 56% match — A team sport whose main objective is to dodge or catch balls thrown by the opposition. vs paintball →polocrosse 54% match — A team sport that is a combination of polo and lacrosse. vs paintball →patball 53% match — A particular children's ball game played against a wall with a tennis ball. vs paintball →battleball 53% match — A form of dodgeball. vs paintball →pushball 53% match — A team game where players attempt to push a large inflatable lightweight ball into the opponent's goal. vs paintball →