steer

1. 1.

   an indication of potential opportunity

   “he got a tip on the stock market”

   “a good lead for a job”

   Synonymstipleadconfidential informationwindhint

   Broaderguidance
2. 2.

   castrated bull

   Synonymsbullock

   Broadercattlemale

Other forms of steer

plural

steers·

past tense

steered·

present participle

steering·

Forms marked · are formed by the regular rule rather than recorded in the source data. English keeps a few hundred irregulars and the rest follow the pattern, so the rule is right far more often than not — but it is a rule, and the mark says so.

Questions about steer

What does steer mean?

steer means "direct the course; determine the direction of travelling". That is the primary sense; the word has 5 in total, listed in full on this page.

How many syllables are in steer?

steer has 1 syllable: steer. In IPA it is /ˈstɪɹ/.

What is another word for steer?

Close synonyms include maneuver, manoeuver, manoeuvre, direct, point. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is steer a common word?

steer is banded "Common" — everyday vocabulary in speech and writing. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

What rhymes with steer?

1 word rhymes with steer. Rhymes are matched on the phonemes from the last stressed vowel onward, which is the definition a reader has in their head.