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verb • dive so that one hits the water with one's belly | ||||
| 31% | 4 | Belly ___ (painful dive) | ||
noun • an arithmetic operation performed on floating-point numbers • someone who is unsuccessful • a complete failure • the act of throwing yourself down; collapse; sink adverb • with a flopping sound • completely verb • fall loosely • fall suddenly and abruptly • fail utterly; collapse | ||||
| 29% | 12 | Someone who performs a painful dive into water | ||
noun • a dive in which the abdomen bears the main force of impact with the water | ||||
Ungainly And Painful Dive
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BELLYFLOP which was last seen in the The Guardian Quick crossword.
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BELLYFLOP
Updated: October 13, 2023
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Similar Clues
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1 | An ungainly dive distinguished by one’s breadbasket, corporation, paunch or venter slapping the water’s surface, resulting in an often painful spectacle of water displacement and embarrassment
Telegraph Giant General Knowledge -
01 Mar 2025 | Telegraph Giant General Knowledge / 01 Mar 2025 |
2 | Belly ___ (painful dive)
New York Times Mini -
16 Oct 2023 | New York Times Mini / 16 Oct 2023 |
3 | Painful dive
Telegraph Quick -
26 Mar 2023 | Telegraph Quick / 26 Mar 2023 |
4 | Someone who performs a painful dive into water | |
5 | Ungainly
New York Times -
22 Jun 1978 | New York Times / 22 Jun 1978 |
6 | Ungainly craft
New York Times -
04 Jan 1994 | New York Times / 04 Jan 1994 |
7 | Ungraceful or ungainly in appearance or movement |
