steer : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: steer	by the DICT Development Group
7 results for steer
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
steer n an indication of potential opportunity; "he got a tip on the stock market"; "a good lead for a job" Synonym(s): tip, lead, steer, confidential information, wind, hint castrated bull Synonym(s): bullock, steer v direct the course; determine the direction of travelling Synonym(s): steer, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point, head, guide, channelize, channelise direct (oneself) somewhere; "Steer clear of him" be a guiding or motivating force or drive; "The teacher steered the gifted students towards the more challenging courses" Synonym(s): guide, steer
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, n. [OE. steer, AS. ste[a2]r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stj[d3]rr, [?]j[d3]rr, Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur', Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. [?], Skr. sth[?]ra strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. st[d3]rr, OHG. st[?]ri, stiuri. [fb]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}.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, n. [AS. ste[a2]r, sti[a2]r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st[?]ri. [fb]186. See {Steer}, v. t.] [Written also {stere}.] A rudder or helm. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, n. [AS. ste[a2]ra. See {Steer} a rudder.] A helmsman, a pilot. [Obs.] --Chaucer.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, v. t. To castrate; -- said of male calves.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Steered}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Steering}.] [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti[82]ran, st[?]ran, ste[a2]ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuren, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st[?]ra to steer, govern,Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish, AS. ste[a2]r a rudder, a helm, and probably to Icel. staurr a pale, stake, Gr. [?], and perhaps ultimately to E. stand. [fb]168. Cf. {Starboard}, {Stern}, n.] 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. --Spenser.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Steer \Steer\, v. i. 1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. [bd]No helmsman steers.[b8] --Tennyson. 2. 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. --Milton. 3. To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.