belly-flop
Stomach-first pool entry
A belly-flop is a dive gone wrong—or deliberately silly—where the body hits the water flat, stomach first, with a painful slap.
The term extends to any ungraceful forward fall: He belly-flopped onto the couch.
As a verb: She belly-flopped into the pool and came up red.
Strike with open hand
- stingSharp wound from insect
- weltRaised skin injury
- rednessCrimson-hued state
- bruiseDiscolored tissue injury
wince · ouch · smarting · tender · sore · stinging · burn · slap
Sudden steep descent
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- poolCollective fund or basin
- swimmingLocomotion through water
- springboardFlexible platform for jumping
cannonball · jackknife · platform · poolside · freefall · watersports · jump · entry
smack
Strike with open hand
bruise · wince · ouch · smarting · tender · sore · stinging · burn · slap · impact
plunge
Sudden steep descent
springboard · cannonball · jackknife · platform · poolside · freefall · watersports · jump · entry · surface
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
ridiculous · silly · guffaw · chuckle · antics · embarrassing · spectacle · fail · blooper · wipeout
awkward
Lacking grace or ease
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
misstep · botched · blunder · fumble · maladroit · flailing · uncoordinated · splayed · flat · horizontal
belly-flopswan dive
Arched forward plunge
jackknife · pike dive · pencil dive · back dive · cannonball