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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

... Thus the First Consul was borne into the midst of the vessels which formed the line of defense, through a thousand dangers, amid a tempest of shells, bombs, and cannon-balls. With the intention of landing at Wimereux, after having passed along the line, he ordered them to steer for the castle of Croi, saying that he must double it. Admiral Bruix, alarmed at the danger he was about to incur, in vain represented to the First Consul the imprudence of doing this. "What shall we gain," said he, "by doubling this fort? Nothing, except to expose ...

— The Memoirs of Napoleon Bonaparte • Bourrienne, Constant, and Stewarton

... cloth, through which his powerful muscles could be plainly seen as he manipulated with his strong arms the wide, heavy paddle as if it were only a pen. This paddle served both to propel and to steer the bancas. ...

— Friars and Filipinos - An Abridged Translation of Dr. Jose Rizal's Tagalog Novel, - 'Noli Me Tangere.' • Jose Rizal

... places. Lionel Verner was pitied, and Sibylla abused. The heir of Verner's Pride, with his good looks, his manifold attractions, his somewhat cold impassibility as to the tempting snares laid out for him in the way of matrimony, had been a beacon for many a young lady to steer towards. Had he married Lucy Tempest, had he married Lady Mary Elmsley, had he married a royal princess, he and she would both have been equally cavilled at. He, for placing himself beyond the pale of competition; she, for ...

— Verner's Pride • Mrs. Henry Wood

... ship to with the wind at sou'west, my boys; We hove our ship to for to strike soundings clear; It was forty-five fathom and a grey sandy bottom; Then we filled our main topsail, and up channel did steer. ...

— Dawn • H. Rider Haggard

... down the coast of Vineland about the dawn of the Christian era. We also know that the American camper was here when Columbus with his comical toy ships was blundering around the West Indies. We also know that the American camper watched Henry Hudson steer the Half Moon around Manhattan Island. It is this same American camper who has taught us to build many of the shacks to be found in ...

— Shelters, Shacks and Shanties • D.C. Beard

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