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Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [OE. steer, AS. ste?r; akin to D. & G. stier a bull, OHG. stior, Icel. stjorr, , Sw. tjur, Dan. tyr, Goth. stiur, Russ. tur', Pol. tur, Ir. & Gael. tarbh, W. tarw, L. taurus, Gr. sth strong, stout, AS. stor large, Icel. storr, OHG. st, stiuri. *16
Definition : Defn: 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.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : Defn: To castrate; -- said of male calves.

t.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : v.
Etymology : [OE. steeren, steren, AS. sti?ran, st, ste?ran; akin to OFries. stiora, stiura, D. sturen, OD. stieren, G. steuren, OHG. stiuren to direct, support, G. steuer contribution, tax, Icel. st to steer, govern,Sw. styra, Dan. styre, Goth. stiurjan to establish,
Definition : Defn: 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.

t. [imp. & p. p. Steered; p. pr. & vb. n. Steering.]
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : v.
Definition : 1. To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course. "No helmsman steers." 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.

i.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. ste?r, sti?r; akin to D. stuur, G. steuer, Icel. st. *186. See Steer, v. t.] [Written also stere.]
Definition : Defn: A rudder or helm. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913

Pronunciation : Steer
Part of Speech : n.
Etymology : [AS. ste?ra. See Steer a rudder.]
Definition : Defn: A helmsman, a pilot. [Obs.] Chaucer.
Source : Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913