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Meaning of "belly flop" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF BELLY FLOP

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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF BELLY FLOP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Belly flop is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

WHAT DOES BELLY FLOP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of belly flop in the English dictionary

The definition of belly flop in the dictionary is a dive into water in which the body lands horizontally. Other definition of belly flop is to perform a belly flop.


WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE BELLY FLOP

bells of Ireland
bellwether
bellwort
belly
belly dance
belly dancer
belly flopped
belly flopping
belly landing
belly laugh
belly of pork
belly tank
belly-like
belly-up
bellyache
bellyacher
bellyaching
bellyband
bellybutton
bellyful

WORDS THAT END LIKE BELLY FLOP

cowflop
develop
dollop
Dunlop
envelop
flip-flop
flop
Fosbury flop
gallop
galop
gigaflop
lop
megaflop
plop
redevelop
scallop
slop
teraflop
the flop
wallop

Synonyms and antonyms of belly flop in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «belly flop» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF BELLY FLOP

Find out the translation of belly flop to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of belly flop from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «belly flop» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

肚皮翻牌
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

planchazo
570 millions of speakers

English

belly flop
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पेट फ्लॉप
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بالتخبط بطن
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

флоп живота
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

cair de barriga
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পেট ধ্বংস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

ventre flop,
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Flop perut
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Bauchklatscher
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

腹打ち飛び込み
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

배꼽 플롭
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Weteng
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

bụng flop
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தொப்பை தோல்வி
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

बेली फ्लॉप
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Göbek flopu
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

spanciata
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

flop brzuch
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

флоп живота
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

burtă flop
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

flop κοιλιά
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

maag flop
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

magplask
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

belly flop
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of belly flop

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLY FLOP»

The term «belly flop» is regularly used and occupies the 85.800 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «BELLY FLOP» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «belly flop» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «belly flop» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about belly flop

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «BELLY FLOP»

Discover the use of belly flop in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to belly flop and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Belly Flop!
Yikes! Who will go rescue Mal's talking dog best friend, Chad? Kids graduating from picture books or anxiously awaiting the next Ook and Gluk book will devour Stephen McCranie's laugh-out-loud series.
Stephen McCranie, 2012
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Belly Flop
"'Doug's not like one of those posh guardian angels in the bible,' Gran used to say.
Morris Gleitzman, 2010
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Danny Baker's Silly Olympics: The Wibbly Wobbly Jelly Belly ...
A bumper bind-up of the first two hilarious DANNY BAKER stories (THE WORLD'S BIGGEST BOGEY and THE WORLD'S AWESOMEST AIR-BARF) – plus a sensational new story – THE SILLY OLYMPICS! (100% Unofficial!).
Steve Hartley, 2012
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How to Do a Belly Flop!: And Other Tricks, Tips and Skills ...
Step-by-step instructions teach you the essentials: how to build a fort, how to climb a tree, how to perform amazing card tricks ... and much more! If you′ve got to be a kid, then you′ve got to have this book too!
Marc Tyler Nobleman, David Borgenicht, Joe Borgenicht, 2006
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NTC's Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions
Listen to that guy play that belly fiddle! belly flop 1. n. a failed dive where there is aloud noise when the flat of the stomach hits the water. Wow, I never knew that a bellyflop hurts! A belly flop gets zero points in a dive meet. 2. in. to dive into the ...
Richard A. Spears, 2000
6
The Terror and the Triumph
A thunderous belly flop, an explosion of plumes and the falling of a million droplets of sparkling water, transformed a sullen face to a gleeful face. In an instant, Igbed jumped to his feet and ran back to wind up. His little bowlegs chugged as fast ...
W. Howard Stuart
7
Kookaburra: King of the Bush
a bird from the rival group takes off and makes its own incursive circle behind enemy lines. Groups often take polite alternate turns at these flights for several minutes. In the second type of display ('belly-flop display' or 'trapeze flight'), a single ...
Sarah Legge, 2004
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Interventions into Modernist Cultures: Poetry from Beyond ...
Let me set it down as a matter of record, in case this book lasts fifty years, that men of my generation in the occident have witnessed the belly-flop or collapse of kingdoms and empires, all of them rotten, none of them deserving any pity or two  ...
Amie Parry, 2007
9
The Beautiful Swan
Stacy lives in Wilton, California, with her husband, Greg, and their daughter, Kailani.This is the first book that she has illustrated. Stacy's art can be viewed at www.stacymaeda.com.
David Wood, 2008
10
Revelation
(it wasn't a swan dive) and they had to drag me out of the pool because of my pathetic “belly-flop.” But I know one thing that I was aware of that afternoon...... there was a victory, even in a “belly-flop.” I DOVE...I didn't sneak back down the ladder ...
Gordon Rumble, 2010

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «BELLY FLOP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term belly flop is used in the context of the following news items.
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Hot on the Web: Backwards Belly Flop
(WTXL) -- We're all familiar with a "belly flop" but this next move we're coining as the "backwards belly flop." And it has to hurt. Where's the story ... «WTXL ABC 27, Jul 15»
2
Careers derailed
Still, there was no glossing over the fact the prosecution had amounted to a long, inglorious legal belly flop. Rather than go into a defensive ... «Canadian Lawyer Magazine, Jul 15»
3
Producer Ellison branches out with 'Terminator Genisys'
... capacity on critical darlings like “Zero Dark Thirty” and “Her” — and sometimes doing a belly flop, as happened with “The Master” in 2012. «Malay Mail Online, Jul 15»
4
Cancer survivor, Olympic hopeful Seun Adebiyi on the way up while …
He chose the skeleton, the small sled that zips down a curved, banked course where "you get a running start, do a belly flop and hold on for ... «AL.com, Jul 15»
5
Plenty to do this holiday weekend
Belly flop competitions and fire truck splashes are just some of the highlights western Pinal County residents have to look forward to when it ... «TriValley Central, Jul 15»
6
The Silver Lining Of Disney's 'Tomorrowland' Failure
... even a really expensive and high profile one, can absolutely belly flop without anyone presuming that the gender of its leads are to blame. «Forbes, Jul 15»
7
Top things to do in Tampa Bay for July 5
... live acoustic and reggae music, a Spikeball tournament, belly flop contest, cannon ball competition, giant games and food and drink specials. «Tampabay.com, Jul 15»
8
Fourth of July events in NH: Where to see parades, politicians, and …
Town Official Belly Flop/Cannon Ball Contest at Keyes Pool is at 1 p.m. Food concessions and live music offered. Fireworks at dusk. Rain date: ... «The Union Leader, Jul 15»
9
Belly flop” challenge benefits Lancaster County boy in need of …
Tony Forte is in need of four organ transplants. Those surgeries will cost well over $1 million. We first met Tony and his mother last October, ... «FOX43.com, Jul 15»
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Dr. Detective: The Mental Side Of Overcoming A Swimming Injury
If a swimmer had a shoulder injury, then returned to the pool after not swimming for three weeks, they'd belly flop off the block and be swimming ... «Swimming World Magazine, Jul 15»

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