Definitions
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- noun Alternative spelling of
belly flop .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb dive so that one hits the water with one's belly
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Examples
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His reaction was to celebrate his first goal by taking a huge belly-flop on the pitch.
A Green Coach Takes Over for the Red, White and Blue Gabriele Marcotti 2011
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Some time tomorrow England's cricketers will belly-flop across the line to complete their final match of the southern summer.
Five-pint all-day bloatathon will never be England's cup of tea | Barney Ronay 2011
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Fat Americans, drunk Brits, belly-flop competitions, all of that.
TV review: Holy Flying Circus; Paul Merton's Adventures; Kirstie's Handmade Britain 2011
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Ten of the 20 largest corporate bankruptcies in recent decades have occurred over the last three years, according to BankruptcyData. com, with Lehman snaring honors as the biggest corporate belly-flop in American history.
Fees Add Up in the Bankruptcy Megacases Like Lehman’s | Impact Lab 2010
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McMurdo Station have tracked meandering emperors, bobbing like off-balance bowling pins, as they slip, slide and belly-flop over ridges of wind-rippled snow.
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London said the event included a cannonball contest, a belly-flop contest and games of basketball.
Building chemistry off the field another component of Virginia's training camp 2010
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Cruise's latest movie did a loud belly-flop at the box office and some blame Cruise and his image.
Joe Gandelman: Mel Gibson and Tom Cruise: Two Careers Seriously Hurt by Hubris Joe Gandelman 2010
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No coaches participated in the belly-flop contest because, according to London, none of them wanted to take their shirts off.
Building chemistry off the field another component of Virginia's training camp 2010
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I'll just offer this L.A. Times article into the record, which posits that the studio is muy nervous that the film will land with a giant belly-flop, partly because (aside from TC being annoying) he just doesn't resonate with young movie-goers who are more interested in next week's "Twilight" installment.
With 'Knight and Day' in theaters, it's time for ... Tom Cruise Court 2010
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Normal or not, there are few things more irresistibly watchable than a big, flamboyant belly-flop, especially by someone accustomed to nailing every dive.
oroboros commented on the word belly-flop
Ill-executed dive into the pool. Stings your pride as well as your stomach!
March 15, 2007