 8 definitions found
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
steer
noun
1: an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the
stock market"; "a good lead for a job" [syn: {tip}, {lead},
{confidential information}, {wind}, {hint}]
2: castrated bull [syn: {bullock}]
verb
1: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
[syn: {maneuver}, {manoeuver}, {manoeuvre}, {direct}, {point},
{head}, {guide}, {channelize}, {channelise}]
2: direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him"
3: be a guiding force, as with directions or advice; "The
teacher steered the gifted students towards the more
challenging courses" [syn: {guide}]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\, verb (used without an object)
1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.
''No helmsman steers.'' --Tennyson.
2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or
course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
Where the wind
Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her
sail. --Milton.
3. To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of
action.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\ (st[=e]r), noun [OE. steer, AS. ste['o]r; akin to D.
& G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[=o]rr,
[thorn]j[=o]rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur',
Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. tay^ros,
Skr. sth[=u]ra strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. st[=o]rr,
OHG. st[=u]ri, stiuri. [root]168. Cf. {Stirk}, {Taurine}, adjective]
A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a
castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the
Note under {Ox}.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\, verb (used with an object)
To castrate; -- said of male calves.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\, verb (used with an object) [imp. & p. p. {Steered} (st[=e]rd); p. pr.
& vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti['e]ran,
st[=y]ran, ste['o]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D.
sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuern, OHG. stiuren to direct,
support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[=y]ra to
steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to
establish, AS. ste['o]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to
Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro's, and perhaps
ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf. {Starboard}, {Stern},
n.]
To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied
especially to a vessel in the water.
That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.
--Spenser.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\, noun [AS. ste['o]r, sti['o]r; akin to D. stuur, G.
steuer, Icel. st[=y]ri. [root]168. See {Steer}, verb (used with an object)]
[Written also {stere}.]
A rudder or helm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 [gcide]:
Steer \Steer\, noun [AS. ste['o]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.]
A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:
173 Moby Thesaurus words for "steer":
Brahman, Indian buffalo, advice, aim, alerting, aurochs, avoid,
be responsible for, bear, bear for, bear up for, bear up to, beef,
beef cattle, beeves, billy, billy goat, bison, boar, bossy, bovine,
bovine animal, break for, bubbly-jock, buck, buffalo, bull,
bullock, bum steer, calf, carabao, carry on, carry out,
carry through, cattle, caution, channel, chanticleer,
chart a course, circumvent, clue, cock, cockerel, cond, conduct,
conduct to, conn, control, cow, coxswain, critter, cue,
dairy cattle, dairy cow, dash for, deal with, direct, direct to,
dispose, dodge, dog, dogie, drake, drive, entire, entire horse,
escort, gander, go, go for, gobbler, guide, handle, hart,
have the conn, he-goat, head, heifer, helm, herd, hit for,
hold a heading, hold the reins, hornless cow, incline,
keep away from, kine, lay for, lead, lead to, leppy, make for,
make go, make up to, manage, maneuver, manipulate, maverick,
milch cow, milcher, milk cow, milker, monition, muley cow,
muley head, musk-ox, navigate, neat, office, operate, ox, oxen,
passing word, peacock, perform on, pilot, play, point,
point out to, point the way, pointer, practice, put right, ram,
rooster, route, run, run for, sail for, see, see to, set,
set out for, set right, set straight, shape a course, shepherd,
show, show the way, shun, stag, stallion, steer clear of,
steer for, stirk, stot, stud, studhorse, take care of,
take the helm, tend, tend to go, tip, tip-off, tom, tom turkey,
tomcat, top cow, top horse, trend, tup, turkey gobbler,
turkey-cock, turn, verge, warning, wether, whisper, wisent, work,
yak, yearling, zebu
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