Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference - steer
Steer
steer
1. v. & n. --v. 1 tr. a guide (a vehicle, aircraft, etc.) by a wheel etc. b guide (a vessel) by a rudder or helm. 2 intr. guide a vessel or vehicle in a specified direction (tried to steer left). 3 tr. direct (one's course). 4 intr. direct one's course in a specified direction (steered for the railway station). 5 tr. guide the movement or trend of (steered them into the garden; steered the conversation away from that subject). --n. US steering; guidance. Phrases and idioms steer clear of take care to avoid. steering-column the shaft or column which connects the steering-wheel, handlebars, etc. of a vehicle to the rest of the steering-gear. steering committee a committee deciding the order of dealing with business, or priorities and the general course of operations. steering-wheel a wheel by which a vehicle etc. is steered. Derivatives steerable adj. steerer n. steering n. (esp. in senses 1, 2 of v.). Etymology: OE stieran f. Gmc 2. n. a young male bovine animal, esp. one castrated and raised for beef. Etymology: OE steor f. Gmc
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I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Old English stēor young ox; akin to Old High German stior young ox Date: before 12th century a male bovine animal and especially a domestic ox (Bos taurus) castrated before sexual maturity, an ox less than four years old, II. verb Etymology: Middle English steren, from Old English stīeran; akin to Old English stēor~ing oar, Greek stauros stake, cross, stylos pillar, Sanskrit sthavira, sthūra stout, thick Date: 12th century transitive verb to control the course of ; direct, to set and hold to (a course), intransitive verb to direct the course (as of a ship or automobile), to pursue a course of action, to be subject to guidance or direction , see: guide ~able adjective ~er noun III. noun Date: 1894 a hint as to procedure ; tip, see: stir ...Толковый словарь английского языка
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