steer
noun/stɪə(r)/
/stɪr/
- [singular] (British English, informal) a piece of advice or information that helps you do something or avoid a problem
- Can anyone give me a steer on this?
- Do you know somebody working there who could give you a steer?
- I’d really appreciate a steer in the right direction.
- [countable] a bull (= a male cow) that has been castrated (= had part of its sex organs removed), kept for its meat compare bullock, oxTopics Animalsc2
Word Originnoun Old English stēor, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch stier and German Stier.
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