Need another word that means the same as “steer”? Find 22 synonyms and 30 related words for “steer” in this overview.
The synonyms of “Steer” are: guide, channelise, channelize, direct, head, maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, point, conduct, lead, take, usher, escort, shepherd, marshal, herd, bullock, hint, tip, wind
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “steer” as a noun can have the following definitions:
| bullock | Young bull. |
| hint | An indirect suggestion. A hint mockery in her manner. |
| lead | A position of leadership especially in the phrase take the lead. The 8 was an inspired lead. |
| tip | The pointed or rounded end or extremity of something slender or tapering. The rubber tip of the walking stick. |
| wind | Wind instruments or specifically woodwind instruments forming a band or a section of an orchestra. The wind howled about the building. |
According to the Oxford Dictionary of English, “steer” as a verb can have the following definitions:
| channelise | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| channelize | Send from one person or place to another. Channelize the country for better transportation. |
| conduct | Transmit a form of energy such as heat or electricity by conduction. Surveys conducted among students. |
| direct | Plan and direct a complex undertaking. Direct your anger towards others not towards yourself. |
| guide | Use as a guide. He guided her to the front row and sat beside her. |
| head | Remove the head of. The wheat headed early this year. |
| herd | Cause to herd drive or crowd together. They were herded into a bus. |
| lead | Lead extend or afford access. They are waiting for an expansion of world trade to lead a recovery. |
| maneuver | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. She maneuvered herself into the directorship. |
| manoeuver | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. |
| manoeuvre | Carefully guide or manipulate (someone or something) in order to achieve an end. She tried to manoeuvre her trolley round people. |
| marshal | Direct the movement of (an aircraft) on the ground at an airport. Marshal the troops. |
| point | Give a point to. The gun points with ease. |
| shepherd | Tend as a shepherd as of sheep or goats. I shepherded them through the door. |
| take | Take on a certain form attribute or aspect. Everything you say he takes it the wrong way. |
| usher | Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums. The usher showed us to our seats. |
| amphibious | Relating to, living in, or suited for both land and water. Frogs are amphibious animals. |
| bicycle | Ride a bicycle. They spent the holidays bicycling around the beautiful Devonshire countryside. |
| bike | A motor vehicle with two wheels and a strong frame. A bike ride. |
| boat | A serving dish in the shape of a boat. They boated the timber down the lake. |
| control | The economic policy of controlling or limiting or curbing prices or wages etc. She is a very controlling mother and doesn t let her children grow up. |
| coxswain | The helmsman and skipper of a lifeboat. |
| feint | Any distracting or deceptive maneuver (as a mock attack. The midfielder feinted to shoot. |
| machiavellian | Of or relating to Machiavelli or the principles of conduct he recommended. |
| maneuver | Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling. He maneuvered to get the chairmanship. |
| motorcycle | Ride a motorcycle. |
| oar | Propel with or as if with oars row. She pulled hard on the oars. |
| overindulgence | Excessive gratification of a person’s wishes. Her alleged overindulgence in alcohol. |
| paddle | Each of the boards fitted round the circumference of a paddle wheel or mill wheel. Ask the mother if she minds the offspring getting paddled from time to time. |
| plot | Mark (a route or position) on a chart. He started to plot lines of ancient sites. |
| ploy | A cunning plan or action designed to turn a situation to one’s own advantage. The president has dismissed the referendum as a ploy to buy time. |
| port | A place seaport or airport where people and merchandise can enter or leave a country. We were porting all in the club after dinner. |
| rudder | Application of a rudder in steering a boat ship or aircraft. Bring the aircraft to a stall and apply full rudder. |
| sail | The use of sailing ships as a means of transport. The boat can no longer carry that area of sail. |
| scheme | Arrange according to a colour scheme. He schemed to bring about the collapse of the government. |
| scull | Propel with sculls. She had to be sculled through the floods. |
| stratagem | Skill in devising plans or schemes; cunning. A series of devious stratagems. |
| strategically | In a way that relates to the gaining of a military advantage. We have to think strategically about how best to utilize our facilities. |
| strategy | An elaborate and systematic plan of action. He was a genius when it came to military strategy. |
| submarine | Control a submarine. Submarine volcanic activity. |
| tactic | The art of disposing armed forces in order of battle and of organizing operations, especially during contact with an enemy. Basic infantry tactics were taught by guest instructors. |
| tactics | A plan for attaining a particular goal. |
| tiller | Grow shoots in the form of stools or tillers. |
| tram | Travel by tram. A tramcar carries coal out of a coal mine. |
| warfare | Engagement in or the activities involved in war or conflict. Diplomatic warfare. |
| wheel | Move along on or as if on wheels or a wheeled vehicle. The birds wheeled and dived. |
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