tier
/ˈtɪɚ/ verb C2- To arrange in layers.
- To cascade in an overlapping sequence.
- To move (data) from one storage medium to another as an optimization, based on how frequently it is accessed.
He/she/it tiers · Past tiered · Past participle tiered · -ing form tiering
Verb forms
- Base form
- tier
- He/she/it
- tiers
- Past
- tiered
- Past participle
- tiered
- -ing form
- tiering
From the library
“By the governor’s orders,” said he, “conduct the prisoner to the tier beneath.”
“The one between the pillars on the first tier—it seems to have been fitted up entirely afresh.”
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