| English Dictionary |
BELLY-FLOP (belly-flopped, belly-flopping)
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Irregular inflected forms: belly-flopped , belly-flopping
, belly-flopping Dictionary entry overview: What does belly-flop mean?
• BELLY-FLOP (verb)
The verb BELLY-FLOP has 1 sense:
1. dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
Familiarity information: BELLY-FLOP used as a verb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
Hypernyms (to "belly-flop" is one way to...):
dive (plunge into water)
Domain category:
aquatics; water sport (sports that involve bodies of water)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s PP
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