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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.