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sleep like a top

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.92 in modern English

Syllables
sleep- -like a -top
IPA
21
Scrabble Score
13
Letters
4
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

Synonym of sleep like a log.

Etymology

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

Inflected Forms

sleeps like a top (present, singular) sleeping like a top (participle, present) slept like a top (participle, past) slept like a top (past)

Synonyms

sleep like a log

Questions

What does sleep like a top mean?
Synonym of sleep like a log.
Where does sleep like a top come from?
See top (“spinning top”). A spinning top appears immobile when perfectly balanced.

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