STEER

Steer

"Steer" is the first single from Missy Higgins' second album, On a Clear Night. The song was released in Australia on 14 April 2007 and became #1 most added track in that same week. The CD single achieved the #1 spot on the Australian Singles Chart in the first week of its CD release. It is Higgins' second #1 single, her first being her debut single "Scar" from her first album The Sound of White.

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steer

Noun

  1. The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.

Noun (etymology 2)

  1. A suggestion about a course of action.
    I tried to give you the steer, but I guess I didn't get it over. Everybody knew it but you. (Mark Hellinger, 1939, The Roaring Twenties)

Noun (etymology 3)

  1. A helmsman; a pilot.

Verb

  1. To castrate (a male calf).

Verb (etymology 2)

  1. To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
    When planning the boat trip we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer.
  2. To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
    I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
    I steered my steps homeward.
  3. To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
    The boat steers easily.
  4. To direct a group of animals.
  5. To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
    Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
  6. To direct a conversation.
  7. To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.


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