Noun: top dressing tóp dre-sing
- A layer of fertilizer or manure not ploughed in
"The gardener applied a top dressing of compost to nourish the plants"
- Scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
"They topdressed the lawn with compost in the spring"
Derived forms: top dressings
Type of: dressing, enrich, fecundation, feed, fertilisation [Brit], fertilise [Brit], fertilization, fertilize
Encyclopedia: Top dressing