Stomach failure in the pool? (5-4)
I believe the answer is:
belly-flop
'pool?' is the definition.
Although both the answer and definition are verbs in their base form, I can't understand how they can define each other.
'stomach failure' is the wordplay.
'stomach' becomes 'belly' (synonyms).
'failure' becomes 'flop' (flop is a kind of failure).
'belly'+'flop'='BELLY-FLOP'
'in the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for belly-flop that I've seen before include "Awkward dive" , "Inexpert dive" .)