BELLY FLOP Definition & Meaning

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belly flop

Sometimes belly flopper

noun

Northern and North Midland U.S.

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

[bel-ee-flop]

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verb (used without object)

Northern and North Midland U.S.

belly-flopped, belly-flopping

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

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51�Թ� 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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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.

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

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

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

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

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