The difference between Ox and Steer
When used as nouns, ox means an adult castrated male of cattle (b. taurus), 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 Ox and Steer
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Ox as a noun:
An adult castrated male of cattle (B. taurus).
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Ox as a noun:
Any bovine animal (genus Bos). A neat, a beef.
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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"