steer

steer
steer1 [stıə US stır] v
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1¦(car/boat etc)¦
2¦(change somebody/something)¦
3¦(be in charge of)¦
4¦(guide somebody to a place)¦
5 steer clear (of somebody/something)
6 steer a course
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[: Old English; Origin: stieran]
1.) ¦(CAR/BOAT ETC)¦ [I and T]
to control the direction a vehicle is going, for example by turning a wheel
He was steering with only one hand.
steer for/towards etc
Steer toward the left.
2.) ¦(CHANGE SOMEBODY/SOMETHING)¦ [T]
to guide someone's behaviour or the way a situation develops
steer sb towards/away from/through etc sth
Teachers try to steer pupils away from drugs.
Helen tried to steer the conversation away from herself.
3.) ¦(BE IN CHARGE OF)¦ [T always + adverb/preposition]
to be in charge of an organization, team etc and make decisions that help it to be successful, especially during a difficult time
steer sth through/to etc sth
McKinney steered the company through the recession.
4.) ¦(GUIDE SOMEBODY TO A PLACE)¦ [T]
to guide someone to a place, especially while touching them
steer sb towards/to etc sth
Joel steered Don and Louise towards the backyard.
5.) steer clear (of sb/sth) informal to avoid someone or something unpleasant or difficult
Jo tried to steer clear of political issues.
6.) steer a course
to choose a particular way of doing something
Managers were allowed to steer their own course.
The government chose to steer a middle course between the two strategies (=chose a strategy that was not extreme) .
steer 2
steer2 n
[: Old English; Origin: steor]
a young male cow whose sex organs have been removed
→↑bullock, heifer ↑heifer

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  • 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

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  • 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

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  • 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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