Transcription
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- [bel-ee flop]
- /ˈbɛl i flɒp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [bel-ee flop]
- /ˈbɛl i flɒp/
Definitions of belly-flop word
- verb without object belly-flop to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding. 1
- verb without object belly-flop to land or throw oneself heavily down on one's belly: so tired he just belly-flopped on the bed. 1
- noun belly-flop an awkward, usually unintentional dive in which the front of the body strikes the water horizontally, the abdomen or chest bearing the brunt of the impact. 1
- noun belly-flop a maneuver with a sled in which the sledder runs with the sled to gain momentum and jumps forward to land on top of the sled as it moves through the snow. 1
- noun belly-flop a failure; flop. 1
- noun belly-flop Alternative spelling of belly flop. 0
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Origin of belly-flop
First appearance:
before 1930 One of the 10% newest English words
First recorded in 1930-35
Historical Comparancy
Parts of speech for Belly-flop
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
belly-flop popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 32% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 62% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.
Synonyms for belly-flop
noun belly-flop
verb belly-flop
- plummet — Also called plumb bob. a piece of lead or some other weight attached to a line, used for determining perpendicularity, for sounding, etc.; the bob of a plumb line.
- hurtle — to rush violently; move with great speed: The car hurtled down the highway.
- tumble — to fall helplessly down, end over end, as by losing one's footing, support, or equilibrium; plunge headlong: to tumble down the stairs.
- drop — a small quantity of liquid that falls or is produced in a more or less spherical mass; a liquid globule.
- go down — to move or proceed, especially to or from something: They're going by bus.
Antonyms for belly-flop
verb belly-flop
- ascend — If you ascend a hill or staircase, you go up it.
- increase — to make greater, as in number, size, strength, or quality; augment; add to: to increase taxes.
- retreat — the forced or strategic withdrawal of an army or an armed force before an enemy, or the withdrawing of a naval force from action.
- dry — free from moisture or excess moisture; not moist; not wet: a dry towel; dry air.
- rise — to get up from a lying, sitting, or kneeling posture; assume an upright position: She rose and walked over to greet me. With great effort he rose to his knees.
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