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View synonyms for belly flop

belly flop

1

noun

, 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.
  3. a failure; flop.


belly-flop

2

[ bel-ee-flop ]

verb (used without object)

, Northern and North Midland U.S.
, bel·ly-flopped, bel·ly-flop·ping.
  1. to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
  2. to land or throw oneself heavily down on one's belly:

    so tired he just belly-flopped on the bed.

belly flop

noun

  1. a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
  2. another name for belly landing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. intr to perform a belly flop
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of belly flop1

First recorded in 1890–95

Origin of belly flop2

First recorded in 1930–35
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Example Sentences

In fact, they discovered, this particular sequence of movements — curl up, jump, finish with a belly flop — is not unusual among other worm-shaped organisms that jump, including caterpillars and fly larvae.

He smacked the ground face-first in the world’s sandiest belly flop.

King executed a "belly flop", throwing her full 16-17 stone weight on to Czernuszka-Watts' back while holding on to her legs.

From BBC

In Switzerland, he was rescued by scuba divers who pulled him unconscious from a lake after a belly flop.

In Switzerland he was rescued by scuba divers who pulled him unconscious from a lake after a belly flop.

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