top-dress

[ top-dres ]

/ ˈtɒpˌdrɛs /

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verb (used with object), top-dressed or top-drest, top-dress·ing.

to manure (land) on the surface.

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Origin of top-dress

First recorded in 1725–35; top¹ + dress

Words nearby top-dress

top dead-centre, top dog, top dollar, top-down, top drawer, top-dress, top dressing, tope, topectomy, topee, Topeka

How to use top-dress in a sentence

There is a particular focus in the magazine on attacking the United States, which al Qaeda calls a top target.
U.S. Spies See Al Qaeda Fingerprints on Paris Massacre|Shane Harris, Nancy A. Youssef|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
In the meantime, Epstein has tried to use his charitable projects to float him back to the top.
Sleazy Billionaire’s Double Life Featured Beach Parties With Stephen Hawking|M.L. Nestel|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
If so, he has his silence -- on top of poor judgment -- to blame.
The Price of Steve Scalise’s Silence|Jason Berry|January 7, 2015|DAILY BEAST
One of its top officials is the current minister of the interior in Baghad.
What an Iranian Funeral Tells Us About the Wars in Iraq|IranWire|January 6, 2015|DAILY BEAST

Pulling oil from the tar sands is costly, even more so when you tack transportation costs on top.
Fact-Checking the Sunday Shows: Jan. 4|PunditFact.com|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
And she would be wearing some of the jewels with the white dress—just a few, not many, of course.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson
He came to the top of the stairs with a lamp in his hand, and wanted to know what the rumpus was about.
The Bondboy|George W. (George Washington) Ogden
The offspring of the ungodly shall not bring forth many branches, and make a noise as unclean roots upon the top of a rock.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
The jagged top and spurs of San Jacinto Mountain shone like the turrets and posterns of a citadel built of rubies.
Ramona|Helen Hunt Jackson
That poor, pretty creature, starving, in her charming pink dress and hat of roses.
Rosemary in Search of a Father|C. N. Williamson

British Dictionary definitions for top-dress

top-dress

verb

(tr) to spread manure or fertilizer on the surface of (land) without working it into the soil

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