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Verb: belly-flop (belly-flopped,belly-flopping)  bel-ee flóp
  1. Dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
Noun: belly flop  be-lee flóp
  1. A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water
    - belly flopper, belly whop, belly whopper

Derived forms: belly-flopped, belly flops, belly-flops, belly-flopping

Type of: dive, diving

Encyclopedia: Belly flop