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belly flop
1noun
- 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.
- 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.
- a failure; flop.
belly-flop
2[ bel-ee-flop ]
verb (used without object)
- to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding.
- to land or throw oneself heavily down on one's belly:
so tired he just belly-flopped on the bed.
belly flop
noun
- a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally
- another name for belly landing
verb
- intr to perform a belly flop
Word History and Origins
Origin of belly flop1
Origin of belly flop2
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.
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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