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Definition of 'steer'

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

1. (v.t.) steer
to guide the course of (something in motion) by a rudder, helm, wheel, etc.

2.  steer
to follow or pursue (a particular course).

3.  steer
to direct the course of; guide.

4. (v.i.) steer
to direct the course of a vessel, vehicle, airplane, or the like, by the use of a rudder or other means.

5.  steer
to pursue a course of action.

6.  steer
(of a vessel, vehicle, airplane, etc.) to be steered or guided in a particular direction or manner.

7. (n.) steer
a suggestion about a course of action; tip.

8. (n.) steer
a male bovine that is castrated before sexual maturity, esp. one raised for beef.

Etymology: (bef. 900; ME; OE stēor, c. MLG stēr, OHG

Definition of 'steer'

Princeton's WordNet

1. (noun) tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint
an indication of potential opportunity
"he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

2. (verb) bullock, steer
castrated bull

3. (verb) steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

4. (verb) steer
direct (oneself) somewhere
"Steer clear of him"

5. (verb) guide, steer
be a guiding or motivating force or drive
"The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

Definition of 'steer'

Kernerman English Learner’s Dictionary

1. (verb) steer
to control the direction a vehicle moves in
Can I steer (the boat)?

2. steer
to influence what is said or done next
I tried to steer the conversation away from the subject of marriage.

3. steer
to gently push in a particular direction
The security guard steered him toward the exit.

Definition of 'steer'

Webster Dictionary

1. (adj) steer
a young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox

2. (noun) steer
to direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water

3. (noun) steer
a helmsman, a pilot

4. (verb) steer
to castrate; -- said of male calves

5. (verb) steer
to direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course

6. (verb) steer
to be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily

7. (verb) steer
to conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action

8. (verb) steer
a rudder or helm

Translation of 'steer'

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

Sense: a young ox raised to produce beef.
Afrikaans: jong os	Arabic: ثَوْر مَخْصي	Bulgarian: добиче
Brazilian: novilho	Czech: volek	German: der Schlachtochse
Danish: stud	Greek: μοσχάρι	Estonian: nuumhärg
Farsi: گوساله پرواري	Finnish: härkä	French: bouvillon
Hebrew: שוֹר	Hindi: जवान बैल, बघिया पशु, बछड़	Croatian: junac, uškopljen junac za
Hungarian: fiatalökör	Indonesian: lembu muda	Icelandic: ungnaut
Italian: giovenco, manzo	Japanese: 子牛	Korean: (식용의) 거세한 수소
Lithuanian: buliukas	Latvian: vērsēns; bullēns	Malay: lembu
Dutch: stierkalf	Norwegian: oksekalv, ungstut	Polish: bukat
Persian: گوساله پرواري	Pashto: سخوندر	Portuguese: novilho
Romanian: tăuraş	Russian: бычок	Slovak: mladý vôl, junec
Slovenian: junec	Serbian: tele	Swedish: stut, ungtjur
Thai: วัวตัวผู้	Turkish: iğdiş edilmiş boğa	Taiwanese: 食用牛
Ukrainian: кастрований бичок	Urdu: خصی بچھڑا	Vietnamese: bò, trâu đực non
Chinese: 肉用牛
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