| 1. | 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. |
| 2. | 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. |
[bel-ee-flop] 
| 1. | to do a belly flop, as in diving or sledding. |
| 2. | to land or throw oneself heavily down on one's belly: so tired he just belly-flopped on the bed. |
| belly flop n. Informal A dive in which the front of the body hits flat against a surface, especially of water. bel'ly-flop' (běl'ē-flŏp') v. |