n.
Function: verb
Etymology: Middle English steren, from Old English st ī eran; akin to Old English st ē or- steering oar, Greek stauros stake, cross, stylos pillar, Sanskrit sthavira, sth ū ra stout, thick
Date: 12th century
transitive verb
1 : to control the course of : DIRECT especially : to guide by mechanical means (as a rudder)
2 : to set and hold to (a course)
intransitive verb
1 : to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile)
2 : to pursue a course of action
3 : to be subject to steering <the car steer s well>
synonyms see GUIDE
– steer · able \ ' stir- ə -b ə l \ adjective
– steer · er noun
– steer clear : to keep entirely away ― often used with of <tries to steer clear of debt>