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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Spoke :: Spoke (n.) A projecting handle of a steering wheel.
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..
Rope :: Rope (v. t.) To lasso (a steer, horse)..
Steer :: Steering (p. pr. & vb. n.) of Stee.
Rudder :: Rudder (n.) The mechanical appliance by means of which a vessel is guided or steered when in motion. It is a broad and flat blade made of wood or iron, with a long shank, and is fastened in an upright position, usually by one edge, to the sternpost of the vessel in such a way that it can be turned from side to side in the water by means of a tiller, wheel, or other attachment..
Steering :: Steerer (n.) One who steers; as, a boat steerer..
Spurned :: Spurling-line (n.) The line which forms the communication between the steering wheel and the telltale.
Steeved :: Steersmate (n.) One who steers; steersman.
Steered :: Steer (v. t.) To castrate; -- said of male calves.
Wild :: Wild (superl.) Hard to steer; -- said of a vessel.
Steward :: Steward (n.) A person employed in a hotel, or a club, or on board a ship, to provide for the table, superintend the culinary affairs, etc. In naval vessels, the captain's steward, wardroom steward, steerage steward, warrant officers steward, etc., are petty officers who provide for the messes under their charge..
Helm :: Helm (v. t.) To steer; to guide; to direct.
Con :: Con (v. t.) To conduct, or superintend the steering of (a vessel); to watch the course of (a vessel) and direct the helmsman how to steer..
Dirigible :: Dirigible (a.) Capable of being directed; steerable; as, a dirigible balloon..
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.
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..
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..
Whipstaff :: Whipstaff (n.) A bar attached to the tiller, for convenience in steering..
Telltale :: Telltale (n.) A mechanical attachment to the steering wheel, which, in the absence of a tiller, shows the position of the helm..
Steersmate :: Steersman (n.) One who steers; the helmsman of a vessel.
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