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Belly flop
ˈbɛliflɒp
Belly flop definitions
noun
bellyflop
bellyflops
- a dive in which a person hits the water flat on their stomach or abdomen
- a complete failure
"the film's belly flop at the box office is unsurprising"
verb
bellyflop
bellyflopped
bellyflopping
bellyflops
- perform a belly flop
"he belly-flopped into the water"
be unsuccessful fail not work fall flat founder misfire backfire be a disappointment do badly lose money be a disaster meet with disaster come to grief miss the mark run aground- (of an aircraft) perform an emergency landing without lowering the undercarriage
"the plane belly-flopped in a cornfield"
- be completely unsuccessful
"the IPO belly-flopped spectacularly"