bel´ly|whop´per

bel|ly|whop «BEHL ee _HWOP», intransitive verb, -whopped, -whop|ping, noun, adverb. U.S. Slang.

–v.i.

1. to ride on a sled in a prone position with the stomach downward.

2. to strike the water with the chest, or with the chest and abdomen, in diving.

–n.

a ride or dive taken in this manner.

–adv.

by bellywhopping; on the belly; in a prone position: »

to dive bellywhop.

–bel´ly|whop´per, verb, noun, adverb.