rooting

noun6

1. •
   The process of forming roots or taking roots.
2. •
   A method of creating a new plant by getting part of an existing plant to form roots.
3. •
   The reflex a baby makes when hungry and seeking milk.
4. •
   In computer security, the act of gaining superuser access to a computer system.
5. •
   A system of roots; a secure attachment (in something); a firm grounding.

   • as sone as the sun was uppe it caught heet: and because it had nott rotynge it wyddred awaye. — 1526
6. •
   A hole formed by a pig when it roots in the ground.

   • These rootings may be as deep as two and a half feet, depending on how large a pig has been working.