belly flop bel·lyf·lop uncommon noun (1) verb (1) noun 1. a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water Synonymsbelly flopbelly flopperbelly whopbelly whopper verb 1. dive so that one hits the water with one''s belly Related words Word family belly-flopbelly flopper Broader terms dive WordNet 2.1 (Princeton University). WordNet 2.1 Copyright Princeton University. All rights reserved.