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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