Definition of steer

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Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..

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Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse)..
Steer :: Steer (n.) To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; -- applied especially to a vessel in the water.
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.
Steerable :: Steer (n.) A helmsman, a pilot..
Navigate :: Navigate (v. t.) To steer, direct, or manage in sailing; to conduct (ships) upon the water by the art or skill of seamen; as, to navigate a ship..
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The act or practice of steering, or directing; as, the steerage of a ship..
Put :: Put (v. i.) To steer; to direct one's course; to go.
Yoke :: Yoke (n.) A crosspiece upon the head of a boat's rudder. To its ends lines are attached which lead forward so that the boat can be steered from amidships.
Steerless :: Steering () a. & n. from Steer, v..
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
Wheel :: Wheel (n.) A circular frame having handles on the periphery, and an axle which is so connected with the tiller as to form a means of controlling the rudder for the purpose of steering..
Rung :: Rung (n.) One of the radial handles projecting from the rim of a steering wheel; also, one of the pins or trundles of a lantern wheel..
Steerer :: Steerageway (n.) A rate of motion through the water sufficient to render a vessel governable by the helm.
Steer :: Steer (v. i.) To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm; as, the boat steers easily..
Yaw :: Yaw (n.) A movement of a vessel by which she temporarily alters her course; a deviation from a straight course in steering.
Sweep :: Sweep (n.) A large oar used in small vessels, partly to propel them and partly to steer them..
Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Yaw :: Yaw (v. i. & t.) To steer wild, or out of the line of her course; to deviate from her course, as when struck by a heavy sea; -- said of a ship..
Steerage :: Steerage (n.) The hinder part of a vessel; the stern.
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