/ Dictionary / Index T top dressing: Meaning and Definition of Find definitions for: top' dress"ing Pronunciation: [key] a dressing of manure on the surface of land. the action of one who top-dresses. a top layer of gravel, crushed rock, etc., on a roadway. Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease. See also: topdressing (Thesaurus) top-dress tope Related Content Daily Word Quiz: arid Analogy of the Day: Today’s Analogy Spelling Bee: Today’s Spelling Bee Frequently Misspelled Words Frequently Mispronounced Words Easily Confused Words Writing & Language