belly flopper

  • 1belly 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 …

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  • 2belly flopper — noun see belly flop …

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  • 3belly flopper — noun belly flop …

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  • 4belly 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 …

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  • 5belly 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 …

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  • 6belly 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 …

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  • 7belly 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 …

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  • 8belly 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 …

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  • 9belly flop — /ˈbɛli flɒp/ (say belee flop) noun Colloquial → belly buster. Also, bellyflop, belly flopper …

  • 10belly 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… …

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