1 to control the direction in which a boat, car, etc. moves:
[VN] He steered the boat into the harbour. * (figurative) He took her arm and steered her towards the door. * [V] You row and I'll steer.
2 (of a boat, car, etc.) to move in a particular direction:
[VN] The ship steered a course between the islands. * [V] The ship steered into port.
3 [VN+adv./prep.] to take control of a situation and influence the way in which it develops:
He managed to steer the conversation away from his divorce. * She steered the team to victory. * The skill is in steering a middle course between the two extremes. * Schools no longer steer girls towards arts subjects.
IDIOMS see CLEARadv.
noun a BULL (= a male cow) that has been CASTRATED (= had part of its sex organs removed), kept for its meat
compareBULLOCK, OX
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