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Steer v. t. To castrate; said of male calves.

Steer v. t. (past & past part. steered; pres. part. steering) 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."

Steer v. i.

To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. "No helmsman steers."

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."

To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.

noun

Steer n. 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.

Steer n. (Written also stere) A rudder or helm. (Obs.)

Steer n. A helmsman; a pilot. (Obs.)

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"Steer" Quotes from Famous Books

... he said. "If they come from the town, they'd want to get back there in a hurry. If not, they'd steer clear of folks. Onct, when I was in Oklahoma, a nigger went into a house and shot a white man he claimed owed him money. He made his getaway, looked like, and the whole town hunted for him for fifty miles. They found him two days ...

— Gunsight Pass - How Oil Came to the Cattle Country and Brought a New West • William MacLeod Raine

... himself, when the bulk of Borthwick's sheep had been at length saved, started alone to rescue his own flock. With comparatively little trouble he found them, got them by slow degrees to a place of safety, and then turned to make his way home. Of the course to steer, it never occurred to him to doubt; he had known the hills from infancy, and could have walked blindfold across them. His instinct for locality was as the instinct of some wild animal, or of an Australian black-fellow. But what put some dread in his mind was the knowledge ...

— Stories of the Border Marches • John Lang and Jean Lang

... not here, but in broad daylight, with the exhilaration of conflict, where he can assure himself at every blow he has the longest sword and the heaviest hand, that this man's physical bravery can keep him up; he is an unwieldy ship, and needs plenty of way on before he will steer. ...

— The Works of Robert Louis Stevenson - Swanston Edition Vol. XXII (of 25) • Robert Louis Stevenson

... upon us unawares, and are going into the business of abduction on a wholesale basis, we must meet treachery with treachery, strategy with strategy. I, for one, am perfectly willing to make every man on board walk the plank, having confidence in the seawomanship of Mrs. Noah and her ability to steer us ...

— The Pursuit of the House-Boat • John Kendrick Bangs

... have been Wendot's condition, thus beset with foes and held responsible for his brothers' acts. Almost against his will had he been persuaded, and at least he had played the man in his country's hour of need, instead of trying to steer his way by a cold neutrality, which would have ruined him with ...

— The Lord of Dynevor • Evelyn Everett-Green

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