Meanings
verbsleep 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)
present singular third person sleeps like a top · participle present sleeping like a top · participle past slept like a top · past slept like a top
Synonyms & antonyms
verbSynonym of sleep like a log.
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Origin
See top (“spinning top”). A spinning top appears immobile when perfectly balanced.
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sleep like a top. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20like%20a%20top
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“sleep like a top.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20like%20a%20top. Accessed November 5, 2026.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “sleep like a top,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/sleep%20like%20a%20top.
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