Steer

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·vt A rudder or helm.

II. Steer ·noun A helmsman, a pilot.

III. Steer ·vi To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.

IV. Steer ·vt To Castrate;

— said of male calves.

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

VI. Steer ·vi To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.

VII. Steer ·noun To direct the course of; to Guide; to Govern;

— applied especially to a vessel in the water.

VIII. Steer ·adj 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.

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