Definitions for steer
stɪərsteer

Princeton's WordNet(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint(noun)

   an indication of potential opportunity

   "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job"

2. bullock, steer(verb)

   castrated bull

3. steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise(verb)

   direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

4. steer(verb)

   direct (oneself) somewhere

   "Steer clear of him"

5. guide, steer(verb)

   be a guiding or motivating force or drive

   "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses"

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1. Steer(adj)

   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

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

2. Steer(verb)

   to castrate; -- said of male calves

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

3. Steer(noun)

   to direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

4. Steer(verb)

   to direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

5. Steer(verb)

   to be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

6. Steer(verb)

   to conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

7. Steer(verb)

   a rudder or helm

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

8. Steer(noun)

   a helmsman, a pilot

   Etymology: [OE. steeren, steren, AS. stiran, stran, steran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. stra to steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ster a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. 168. Cf. Starboard, Stern, n.]

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1. Steer

   "Steer" is the first single from Missy Higgins' second album On a Clear Night. The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007 and became #1 most added track in that same week. The CD single achieved the #1 spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its CD release. It is Higgins' second #1 single, her first being her debut single "Scar" from her first album The Sound of White. Higgins stated that the song was "about steers" and that she wrote it after overlooking the entire Southern Celestial Sphere from a bay in Western Australia. The song has a clean, upbeat feel with vocals that ascend into many high-pitched lyrics. It has instrument backings of acoustic guitar and drums. The song is available to listen to at the website of Sydney newspaper The Daily Telegraph. In March 2007, Higgins gave fans the exclusive opportunity to pre-order a personally signed copy of her single 'Steer' via SMS.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. Steer

   stēr, n. a young ox, esp. a castrated one from two to four years old.—n. Steer′ling, a little or young steer. [A.S. steór; Ger. stier.]

2. Steer

   stēr, v.t. to direct with the helm: to guide: to govern.—v.i. to direct a ship in its course: to be directed: to move.—ns. Steer′age, act or practice of steering: the effect of a rudder on the ship: an apartment in the fore-part of a ship for passengers paying a lower rate of fare; Steer′age-way, sufficient movement of a vessel to enable it to be controlled by the helm; Steer′er, Steers′man, a man who steers a ship; Steer′ing; Steer′ing-wheel, the wheel by which the rudder of a ship is turned. [A.S. steóran, stýran, to steer; Ger. steuern.]

3. Steer

   stēr, n. a Scotch form of stir.

Editors Contribution(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition:

1. steer

   Direct a course of travel.

   The driver did steer the car easily on the road.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 17, 2020  

2. steer

   To control the direction and route of a vehicle, vessel, bicycle, aircraft or other form of transport

   We love to drive and steer the car.

   Submitted by MaryC on March 23, 2020  

British National Corpus

1. Verbs Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'steer' in Verbs Frequency: #1028

How to pronounce steer?

1. 

   Alex

   US English

   

   Daniel

   British

   

   Karen

   Australian

   

   Veena

   Indian

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of steer in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of steer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of steer in a Sentence

1. Jeff Chanton:

   Why is the governor giving the people of Florida such a bum steer? does it have something to do with corporate influence.

2. Bruce Smith:

   Watch out for any event that is taking over 20 percent of your money, some are even charging 30 percent or more these days. I would just steer clear of those.

3. Joseph Dunford:

   The one thing I'm going to steer clear of is talking about timelines, you can't set the bar and consider time a success.

4. Adam Sharp:

   I would not be surprised if the voices in the company that may have been trying to steer towards moderation and trying to find a middle ground have sort of stepped away from that.

5. Justin Bieber:

   We steer them away.

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