The difference between Conduct and Steer

When used as nouns, conduct means the act or method of controlling or directing, whereas steer means the castrated male of cattle, especially one raised for beef production.

When used as verbs, conduct means to lead, or guide, whereas steer means to castrate (a male calf).

check bellow for the other definitions of Conduct and Steer

  1. Conduct as a noun:

    The act or method of controlling or directing

  2. Conduct as a noun:

    Skillful guidance or management; generalship.

  3. Conduct as a noun:

    The manner of guiding or carrying oneself; personal deportment; mode of action; behavior.

    Examples:

    "Good conduct will be rewarded and likewise poor conduct will be punished."

  4. Conduct as a noun (of a literary work):

    Plot; action; construction; manner of development.

  5. Conduct as a noun (obsolete):

    Convoy; escort; guard; guide.

  6. Conduct as a noun:

    That which carries or conveys anything; a channel; a conduit; an instrument.

  1. Conduct as a verb (archaic, transitive):

    To lead, or guide; to escort.

  2. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To lead; to direct; to manage

    Examples:

    "The commander conducted thousands of troops."

    "to conduct the affairs of a kingdom"

  3. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    (reflexively to conduct oneself) To behave.

    Examples:

    "He conducted himself well."

  4. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To serve as a medium for conveying; to transmit (heat, light, electricity, etc.)

  5. Conduct as a verb (transitive, music):

    To direct, as the leader in the performance of a musical composition.

  6. Conduct as a verb (intransitive):

    To act as a conductor (as of heat, electricity, etc.); to carry.

  7. Conduct as a verb (transitive):

    To carry out (something organized)

  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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