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sleep like a top

sleep like a top verb: synonym of sleep like a log.

Verb

sleep like a top (third-person singular simple present sleeps like a top, present participle sleeping like a top, simple past and past participle slept like a top)

  1. (simile) Synonym of sleep like a log.

Synonyms of sleep like a top

Forms of sleep like a top

third-person singular presentsleeps like a top
present participlesleeping like a top
past participleslept like a top
pastslept like a top

Origin of sleep like a top

See top (“spinning top”). A spinning top appears immobile when perfectly balanced.

Questions about sleep like a top

What does sleep like a top mean?
Sleep like a top means synonym of sleep like a log.
What part of speech is sleep like a top?
Sleep like a top is a verb.
What is the past tense of sleep like a top?
The past tense of sleep like a top is slept like a top.

Words near sleep like a top in the dictionary

  1. sleep like a baby
  2. sleep like a dog
  3. sleep like a log
  4. sleep like a mouse
  5. sleep like a rock
  6. sleep like a top
  7. sleep machine
  8. sleep machines
  9. sleep mask
  10. sleep masks
  11. sleep mode

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