Belly Whop (Noun)
Meaning
A dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water.
Classification
Nouns denoting acts or actions.
Examples
- The clumsy diver let out a loud groan after his poorly executed belly whop from the high board.
- After attempting the tricky dive, she rose to the surface, wincing in pain from the belly whop.
- He made a huge splash when he did a belly whop off the side of the boat into the lake.
- During the swimming competition, the athlete's failed dive ended in a belly whop that cost her the win.
- The instructor winced as the young student took a belly whop into the pool, trying to learn the backflip.