The difference between Cattle and Steer
When used as nouns, cattle means domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc), 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 Cattle and Steer
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Cattle as a noun:
Domesticated bovine animals (cows, bulls, steers etc).
Examples:
"Do you want to raise cattle?"
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Cattle as a noun:
Certain other livestock, such as sheep, pigs or horses.
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Cattle as a noun (pejorative, figuratively):
People who resemble domesticated bovine animals in behavior or destiny.
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Cattle as a noun (obsolete, English law, sometimes, _, countable):
chattel
Examples:
"goods and cattle"
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Cattle as a noun (uncountable, rare):
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Steer as a noun:
The castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.
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Steer as a verb (transitive):
To castrate (a male calf).
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Steer as a noun (informal):
A suggestion about a course of action.
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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."
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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."
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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."
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Steer as a verb (transitive):
To direct a group of animals.
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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."
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Steer as a verb (transitive):
To direct a conversation.
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Steer as a verb:
To conduct oneself; to take or pursue a course of action.
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Steer as a noun (obsolete):
A helmsman; a pilot.
Examples:
"rfquotek Chaucer"