noun
a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
• Syn: ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whop, ↑belly whopper
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I. noun also belly flopper : a dive (as into water or in coasting prone on a sled) in which the front of the body strikes flat against another surface
II. adverb
: with a belly flop : on the belly : prone
slide belly flop downhill
: to execute a belly flop
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Northern and North Midland U.S.
1. an awkward, usually unintentional dive in which the front of the body strikes the water horizontally, the abdomen or chest bearing the brunt of the impact.
2. a maneuver with a sled in which the sledder runs with the sled to gain momentum and jumps forward to land on top of the sled as it moves through the snow.
Also, belly flopper.
[1890-95]
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belly flop noun
1. An inexpert dive in which one lands face down, flat on the water
2. A belly landing
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Main Entry: ↑belly
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a way of jumping into water in which the front of the body hits the water, usually in a painful way
Thesaurus: swimming and divinghyponym
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noun, pl ⋯ flops [count]
informal : a poorly done dive in which the front of the body lands flat on the surface of the water
She did a belly flop into the pool.
belly flop verb, ⋯ flops, ⋯ flopped, ⋯ flopping [no obj]
She belly flopped into the pool.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.