belly-flop in English

noun
1
a dive into water, landing flat on one's front.
He teetered, lost his balance and fell off, making a tremendous splash as he hit the water with an inelegant bellyflop and an angry shout.
2
a commercial failure.
the film's bellyflop at the box office is unsurprising
verb
1
perform a bellyflop.
The two men bellyflop each other for a bit until Haystacks falls through the ropes on to a nice ringside flower arrangement and is counted out. ‘Easy!
noun
    belly whopperbelly flopperbelly whop

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1. Bellyflop (plural Bellyflops) alternative form of belly flop; Verb

2. I remember actually saying that I meant to belly flop.

3. He pushed off from one wall, ran two steps, did a belly-flop and sloshed across the floor.

4. Bellyflop (third-person singular simple present bellyflops, present participle Bellyflopping, simple past and past participle bellyflopped) Alternative spelling of belly flop; References

5. Bellyflop (third-person singular simple present bellyflops, present participle bellyflopping, simple past and past participle Bellyflopped) Alternative spelling of belly flop; References

6. Bellyflop (third-person singular simple present Bellyflops, present participle bellyflopping, simple past and past participle bellyflopped) Alternative spelling of belly flop; References