steerable
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steer 1
(stîr)v. steered, steer·ing, steers
v.tr.
1.
a. To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel: steered the car around the curve.
b. To set and follow (a course): steered a path around the rocks.
v.intr.
1. To guide a vessel or vehicle.
2. To follow or move in a set course.
3. To admit of being steered or guided: a craft that steers easily.
n.
Idiom: A piece of advice: The salesman gave me a bum steer on that new car.
steer clear of
To stay away from; avoid.
steer′a·ble adj.
steer′er n.
steer 2
(stîr)n.
A young ox, especially one castrated before sexual maturity and raised for beef.
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Adj. | 1. | steerable - capable of being steered or directed manageable - capable of being managed or controlled |
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