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slept like a log

slept like a log is the simple past and past participle of sleep like a log.

Meaning of sleep like a log

Verb

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

  1. (simile) To sleep heavily, long and without disturbance.
    • Swithin chuckled when he read it, and feeling frightfully tired, went to bed and slept like a log.1909, John Galsworthy, Villa Rubein, and Other Stories

Questions about slept like a log

What is slept like a log the simple past and past participle of?
Slept like a log is the simple past and past participle of sleep like a log.

Words near slept like a log in the dictionary

  1. slept in
  2. slept in heavenly peace
  3. slept it out
  4. slept like a baby
  5. slept like a dog
  6. slept like a log
  7. slept like a mouse
  8. slept like a rock
  9. slept like a top
  10. slept off
  11. slept on

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