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bellyflop

bellyflop is the alternative form of belly flop.

bellyflop is the alternative spelling of belly flop.

Meaning of belly flop

Noun

belly flop (plural belly flops)

  1. A style of diving into a body of water in which the surface impact is made mostly by one's abdomen.
  2. A similar move performed on a trampoline.
  3. (slang) A flop; an utter failure.

See all 6 meanings of belly flop

Forms of bellyflop

Noun
pluralbellyflops
Verb
third-person singular presentbellyflops
present participlebellyflopping
past participlebellyflopped
pastbellyflopped

Origin of bellyflop

From belly + flop.

Questions about bellyflop

What is bellyflop the alternative form of?
Bellyflop is the alternative form of belly flop.

Words near bellyflop in the dictionary

  1. bellydanced
  2. bellydancer
  3. bellydancers
  4. bellydances
  5. bellydancing
  6. bellyflop
  7. bellyflopped
  8. bellyflopping
  9. bellyflops
  10. bellyful
  11. bellyfuls

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