(~s, ~ing, ~ed)
1.
When you ~ a car, boat, or plane, you control it so that it goes in the direction that you want.
What is it like to ~ a ship this size?...
When I was a kid, about six or seven, she would often let me ~ the car along our driveway.
VERB: V n, V n prep
2.
If you ~ people towards a particular course of action or attitude, you try to lead them gently in that direction.
The new government is seen as one that will ~ the country in the right direction...
VERB: V n prep
3.
If you ~ someone in a particular direction, you guide them there.
Nick ~ed them into the nearest seats.
= guide
VERB: V n prep
4.
If you ~ a particular course, you take a particular line of action.
Prime Minister Hun Sen has sought to ~ a course between the two groups...
VERB: V n prep
5.
see also ~ing
6.
If you ~ clear of someone or something, you deliberately avoid them.
I think a lot of people, women in particular, ~ clear of these sensitive issues.
PHRASE: V inflects