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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steer \Steer\, v. i.
     1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.
        ``No helmsman steers.'' --Tennyson.
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     2. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or
        course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily.
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              Where the wind
              Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers, and shifts her
              sail.                                 --Milton.
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     3. To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of
        action.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steer \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, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. st[=o]rr,
     OHG. st[=u]ri, stiuri. [root]168. Cf. Stirk, Taurine, a.]
     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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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steer \Steer\, v. t.
     To castrate; -- said of male calves.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[=y]ra to
     steer, govern, Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to
     establish, AS. ste['o]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to
     Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. stayro`s, and perhaps
     ultimately to E. stand. [root]168. Cf. Starboard, Stern,
     n.]
     To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied
     especially to a vessel in the water.
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           That with a staff his feeble steps did steer.
                                                    --Spenser.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  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.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Steer \Steer\, n. [AS. ste['o]ra. See Steer a rudder.]
     A helmsman; a pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
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