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Meaning of steer
noun
- A suggestion about a course of action.
- A helmsman; a pilot.
verb
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). Example: I steered homeward.
- To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel). Example: I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
- To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm. Example: The boat steers easily.
- To direct a group of animals.
- To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action. Example: Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
noun
- The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
verb
- To castrate (a male calf).
Source: Free Dictionary API.
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