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steer

/stɪə(ɹ)/ · noun

Meaning

  1. A suggestion about a course of action.
  2. A helmsman; a pilot.
  3. To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
  4. To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
  5. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
  6. To direct a group of animals.
  7. To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
  8. To direct a conversation.
  9. The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
  10. To castrate (a male calf).

Etymology / origin

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Sources

  1. DictionaryAPI.dev English dictionary data
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