The difference between Calf and Steer

When used as nouns, calf means a young cow or bull, whereas steer means the castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.


Steer is also verb with the meaning: to castrate (a male calf).

check bellow for the other definitions of Calf and Steer

  1. Calf as a noun:

    A young cow or bull.

  2. Calf as a noun:

    Leather made of the skin of the calf; especially, a fine, light-coloured leather used in bookbinding.

  3. Calf as a noun:

    A young elephant, seal or whale .

  4. Calf as a noun:

    A chunk of ice broken from a larger glacier, ice shelf, or iceberg.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Kane"

  5. Calf as a noun:

    A small island, near a larger island.

    Examples:

    "the Calf of Man"

  6. Calf as a noun:

    A cabless railroad engine.

  7. Calf as a noun (informal, dated):

    An awkward or silly boy or young man; any silly person; a dolt.

  1. Calf as a noun (anatomy):

    The back of the leg below the knee.

  2. Calf as a noun:

    The muscle in the back of the leg below the knee.

  1. Steer as a noun:

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

  1. Steer as a verb (transitive):

    To castrate (a male calf).

  1. Steer as a noun (informal):

    A suggestion about a course of action.

  1. Steer as a verb (intransitive):

    To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).

    Examples:

    "The boat steered towards the iceberg."

    "I steered homeward."

  2. Steer as a verb (transitive):

    To guide the course of a vessel, vehicle, aircraft etc. (by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or steering wheel).

    Examples:

    "I find it very difficult to steer a skateboard."

    "When planning the boat trip, we had completely forgotten that we needed somebody to steer."

  3. Steer as a verb (intransitive):

    To be directed and governed; to take a direction, or course; to obey the helm.

    Examples:

    "The boat steers easily."

  4. Steer as a verb (transitive):

    To direct a group of animals.

  5. Steer as a verb (transitive):

    To maneuver or manipulate a person or group into a place or course of action.

    Examples:

    "Hume believes that principles of association steer the imagination of artists."

  6. Steer as a verb (transitive):

    To direct a conversation.

  7. Steer as a verb:

    To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.

  1. Steer as a noun (obsolete):

    A helmsman; a pilot.

    Examples:

    "rfquotek Chaucer"

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