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BELLY FLOP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does belly flop mean? 

BELLY FLOP (noun)
  The noun BELLY FLOP has 1 sense:

1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the waterplay

  Familiarity information: BELLY FLOP used as a noun is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


BELLY FLOP (noun)


Sense 1

Meaning:

A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

belly flop; belly flopper; belly whop; belly whopper

Hypernyms ("belly flop" is a kind of...):

dive; diving (a headlong plunge into water)


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