seeding

To plant or sow an area with seeds.

“I seeded my lawn with bluegrass.”

To cover thinly with something scattered; to ornament with seedlike decorations.

To start; to provide, assign or determine the initial resources for, position of, state of.

“A venture capitalist seeds young companies.”

To allocate a seeding to a competitor.

To leave (files) available for others to download through peer-to-peer file sharing protocols (e.g. BitTorrent).

To be qualified to compete, especially in a quarter-final, semi-final or final.

“The tennis player seeded into the quarters.”

To produce seed.

To grow to maturity.

To ejaculate inside the penetratee during intercourse, especially in the rectum.

(games) The arrangement of positions in a tournament.