steer

steer
Synonyms and related words:
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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  • steer — [stɪə ǁ stɪr] verb [transitive] 1. to guide the way a situation develops, by influencing people s ideas or actions: steer somebody to something • He managed to steer his colleagues to a compromise. steer somebody away from something • Farmers… …   Financial and business terms

  • steer — steer; steer·abil·i·ty; steer·able; steer·er; steer·less; steer·age; …   English syllables

  • steer — steer1 [stir] vt. [ME steren < OE stieran, akin to Ger steuern, ON styra < IE * steur , a support, post (> Gr stauros, ON staurr, post) < base * stā , to STAND] 1. to guide (a ship or boat) by means of a rudder 2. to direct the course …   English World dictionary

  • Steer — Steer, v. t. [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.… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steer — ist der Familienname folgender Personen: Hannelore Steer (* 1943), deutsche Journalistin und Afrikanistin Rachel Steer (* 1978), US amerikanische Biathletin siehe auch: Steer by Wire Diese S …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • steer — Ⅰ. steer [1] ► VERB 1) guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, ship, etc.). 2) direct or guide in a particular direction. ► NOUN informal ▪ a piece of advice or information. ● steer clear of Cf. ↑ …   English terms dictionary

  • Steer — (st[=e]r), n. [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,… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]r, sti[ o]r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st[=y]ri. [root]168. See {Steer}, v. t.] [Written also {stere}.] A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steer — Steer, n. [AS. ste[ o]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.] A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Steer — has multiple meanings:* Steering mechanisms used to turn while controlling the operation of a vehicle. * Castrated male cattle (ox). * Steer (song) , a song by Missy Higgins. * George Steer, British journalist and soldier …   Wikipedia

  • steer — ‘control direction’ [OE] and steer ‘young ox’ [OE] are quite unrelated. The latter comes from a prehistoric Germanic *(s)teuraz, which also produced German and Dutch stier, Swedish tjur, and Danish tyr ‘bull’. It was descended from a base… …   The Hutchinson dictionary of word origins

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