Steer

Definition of Steer

Pronunciation: stērd
n.1.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.
v. t.1.To castrate; - said of male calves.
1.To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; - applied especially to a vessel in the water.
[imp. & p. p. Steered (stērd); p. pr. & vb. n. Steering.]
That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.
- Spenser.
v. i.1.To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.
2.To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
Where the wind
Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her sail.
- Milton.
3.To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.
n.1.A rudder or helm.
1.A helmsman; a pilot.

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