Definition of steer

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Steer (v. i.) To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.

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Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship..
Steerling :: Steerless (a.) Having no rudder.
Helm :: Helm (n.) The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone..
Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..
Gybe :: Gybe (v. t. & i.) To shift from one side of a vessel to the other; -- said of the boom of a fore-and-aft sail when the vessel is steered off the wind until the sail fills on the opposite side.
Shiver :: Shiver (v. t.) To cause to shake or tremble, as a sail, by steering close to the wind..
Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
Steersman :: Steersmen (pl. ) of Steersma.
Steer :: Steer (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..
Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
Steersmate :: Steersman (n.) One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.
Bullock :: Bullock (n.) An ox, steer, or stag..
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse)..
Northern :: Northern (a.) In a direction toward the north; as, to steer a northern course; coming from the north; as, a northern wind..
Wheelhouse :: Wheelhouse (n.) A small house on or above a vessel's deck, containing the steering wheel..
Steer :: Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
Steer :: Steer (n.) To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.
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