steer
/stɪə(ɹ)/
noun
Meaning
A suggestion about a course of action.
A helmsman; a pilot.
verb
Meaning
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
"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).
"I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard."
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
"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.
"Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists."
To direct a conversation.
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.