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run like a top

run like a top verb: to operate flawlessly and smoothly.

Verb

run like a top (third-person singular simple present runs like a top, present participle running like a top, simple past ran like a top, past participle run like a top)

  1. (usually, simile) To operate flawlessly and smoothly.
    • I've just tuned my car, and now it's running like a top.
    Antonyms:
    like shit

run like a top meaning in Bengali

run like a top in Bengali

নির্ভুলভাবে এবং মসৃণভাবে চলা

Antonyms of run like a top

Forms of run like a top

third-person singular presentruns like a top
present participlerunning like a top
pastran like a top
past participlerun like a top

Origin of run like a top

Derived from comparison to the smooth, balanced manner of the operation of a spinning top.

Questions about run like a top

What does run like a top mean?
Run like a top means to operate flawlessly and smoothly.
What is run like a top in Bengali?
Run like a top in Bengali is নির্ভুলভাবে এবং মসৃণভাবে চলা. See Run like a top meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is run like a top?
Run like a top is a verb.
What is the past tense of run like a top?
The past tense of run like a top is ran like a top.

Words near run like a top in the dictionary

  1. run it up
  2. run it up the flagpole, to see who salutes
  3. run its course
  4. run late
  5. run like a dry creek
  6. run like a top
  7. run lines
  8. run low
  9. run mad
  10. run nowhere
  11. run o' the mill

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Adapted from Wiktionary: run like a top (page history and authors); run like a top (Bengali Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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