belly flopper
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belly flopper — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flop, ↑belly whop, ↑belly whopper • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * noun see belly flop I … Useful english dictionary
belly flopper — noun see belly flop … New Collegiate Dictionary
belly flop — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whop, ↑belly whopper • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * I. noun … Useful english dictionary
belly whop — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flop, ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whopper • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * noun or adverb or intransitive verb also … Useful english dictionary
belly whopper — noun a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water • Syn: ↑belly flop, ↑belly flopper, ↑belly whop • Hypernyms: ↑dive, ↑diving * * * noun or adverb or intransitive verb see be … Useful english dictionary
belly flop — noun A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by ones abdomen. Syn: belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper … Wiktionary
belly flop — noun Date: 1895 a dive (as into water or in coasting prone on a sled) in which the front of the body strikes flat against another surface called also belly flopper • belly flop intransitive verb … New Collegiate Dictionary
belly flop — /ˈbɛli flɒp/ (say belee flop) noun Colloquial → belly buster. Also, bellyflop, belly flopper …
belly flop — 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… … Universalium
diving — noun 1. an athletic competition that involves diving into water (Freq. 1) • Syn: ↑diving event • Hypernyms: ↑match • Part Holonyms: ↑swimming meet, ↑swim meet 2. a … Useful english dictionary
