bellyflopping
Stomach-first water entry
Bellyflopping is diving or jumping into water and landing flat on your stomach, producing a painful slap and a spectacular splash.
The word extends to any clumsy, flat-fronted landing: The plane came in bellyflopping onto the runway.
Figuratively, it can describe spectacular failure: The movie bellyflopped at the box office.
Headfirst water entry
- plungeSudden steep descent
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
- flopComplete commercial failure
swan-dive · springboard · platform · faceplant · launch · leap · jump · horizontal
Collective fund or basin
- waterClear essential liquid
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- sprayDispersed liquid droplets
- waveOscillating motion through medium
wet · soak · drench · ripple · chlorine · swimming · surface · poolside
Lacking physical coordination
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
- uncoordinatedLacking physical grace
gawky · fumbling · bumbling · flailing · botched · mistimed · amateur · novice
dive
Headfirst water entry
- plungeSudden steep descent
- splashLiquid scattering on impact
- cannonballRound artillery ammunition
flop · swan-dive · springboard · platform · faceplant · launch · leap · jump · horizontal · flat
pool
Collective fund or basin
wave · wet · soak · drench · ripple · chlorine · swimming · surface · poolside · lifeguard
clumsy
Lacking physical coordination
- ungainlyLacking ease of movement
- gracelessLacking smoothness or charm
- inelegantLacking grace or refinement
uncoordinated · gawky · fumbling · bumbling · flailing · botched · mistimed · amateur · novice · beginner
sting
Sharp wound from insect
redness · bruise · soreness · wince · ouch · smarting · tender · throb · rawness · swelling
slapstick
Exaggerated physical humor
hilarious · funny · amusing · ridiculous · spectacle · clowning · buffoonery · silly · gag · crowd-pleaser
bellyfloppingswan dive
Arched forward plunge
jackknife · pike dive · pencil dive · platform diving · diving
bellyfloppingnailing it
Achieving flawless execution
sticking the landing · succeeding · mastering · excelling · acing
belly, embellish, embellishment, bellyaching, embellishments, bellyacher, bellyflop, bellyflops, bellyflopped