steer

/stɪər/ v [I/T] (DIRECT)

Definition

› to control the direction of a vehicle: [T] It’s not easy to steer the car through these narrow streets. [I] fig. The speech steered clear of (= avoided) controversial issues. › If you steer someone, you cause the person to go in a particular direction: [T] She steered her guests into the dining room. › If you steer an activity, you cause it to deal with a particular feature or topic: [T] I’d like to steer the discussion back to our original topic.

(Definition of steer v (DIRECT) from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)