Steer vs Seg - What's the difference?
steer | seg |
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
* 1913 , (Willa Cather),
(informal) A suggestion about a course of action.
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
* Tennyson
To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).
To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.
* Milton
To direct a group of animals.
To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.
To direct a conversation.
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
Segregation
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A metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear. Also known as a blakey.
(dialect) A callus, an area of hardened skin.
sedge
gladen, or other species of Iris
As nouns the difference between steer and seg
is that steer is the castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production or steer can be (informal) a suggestion about a course of action or steer can be (obsolete) a helmsman; a pilot while seg is (archaic) a man; warrior; hero or seg can be (uk|scotland|dialect) a castrated bull or seg can be segregation or seg can be a metal stud or plate fixed to the sole or heel of a shoe to prevent excessive wear also known as a blakey or seg can be sedge.As a verb steer
is to castrate (a male calf) or steer can be to guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).steer
English
Etymology 1
(etyl) .Noun
(en noun)- He counted the cattle over and over. It diverted him to speculate as to how much weight each of the steers would probably put on by spring.
Synonyms
* oxHypernyms
* cattleCoordinate terms
* bull, calf, cowEtymology 2
From (etyl) stieran.Noun
(en noun)- 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 )
Verb
(en verb)- When planning the boat trip we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer .
- No helmsman steers .
- I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard.
- I steered my steps homeward.
- The boat steers easily.
- Where the wind / Veers oft, as oft [a ship] so steers , and shifts her sail.
- Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists.
See also
* steering wheel * torque steerAnagrams
* English ergative verbsseg
English
Etymology 1
From (etyl) segge, from (etyl) .Alternative forms
* (l) (obsolete)Etymology 2
Probably from the root of (etyl) (lena) .Etymology 3
Short for (segregation).Noun
(en noun)citation
Etymology 4
Noun
(en noun)Etymology 5
See sedge.Noun
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