belly flop
belly flop · belly flops
Bauchklatscher, Bauchplatscher, Bauchfleck
A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by…A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.
Meaning
3 sensesA style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.
Bauchklatscher, Bauchplatscher, Bauchfleck
a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
A similar move performed on a trampoline.
(slang)A flop; an utter failure.
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style of diving:
Forms
plural: belly flopsSynonyms
3 synonymsClose in meaning
- a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water:belly flopperbelly whopbelly whopper
Word family
3 related wordsSee also
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