Definition of bellyflop

bellyflop

noun

• a stomach-first leap into water.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

verb

• to fail.

  Last edited on Sep 02 2009. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.

verb - intransitive

• To land in water face-down at full length
  
  The diver belly flopped, with all the girls watching.

  Last edited on Apr 23 2014. Submitted by Geoff Johnson from Santa Rosa, CA, USA on Apr 23 2014.

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