topdress

topdress
verb
scatter manure or fertilizer over (land)
Hypernyms: ↑fertilize, ↑fertilise, ↑feed
Verb Frames:
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\\ˈ ̷ ̷ˌ ̷ ̷\ transitive verb
Etymology: top (I) + dress, v.
: to scatter manure or fertilizer over (a growing crop, meadow, or lawn)

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