steer

IPA: stˈɪr

noun

  • (informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
  • (obsolete) A helmsman; a pilot.
  • The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
  • A surname.

verb

  • (intransitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
  • (transitive) To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
  • (intransitive) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
  • (transitive) To direct a group of animals.
  • (transitive) To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
  • (reflexive) To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
  • (transitive) To direct a conversation.
  • (transitive) To direct or send an object into a specific place
  • (transitive) To castrate (a male calf).
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Examples of "steer" in Sentences

  • We're trying to steer the boat.
  • The man diverted the steering wheel.
  • The steering mechanism is for the prototype.
  • The front axle and the rearmost steer the tractor.
  • The guide wheel may be swivelled to steer the boat.
  • The linearity of the bump steer curve is important.
  • The second is the angle of attack of the steering axis.
  • The beam is steered electronically rather than by moving the antenna.
  • The policies control and steer the creation and editing of the articles.
  • The person at the rear is responsible for the steering with their paddle.

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