Steer vs. Pervert — What's the Difference?

Guide or control the movement of (a vehicle, vessel, or aircraft), for example by turning a wheel or operating a rudder

Distort or corrupt the original course, meaning, or state of (something)

The type of steering of a vehicle

Lead (someone) away from what is considered natural or acceptable

A piece of advice or information concerning the development of a situation

A person whose sexual behaviour is regarded as abnormal and unacceptable.

Another term for bullock

To cause to turn away from what is right, proper, or good; debase

To guide (a vessel or vehicle), especially by means of a device such as a rudder, paddle, or wheel

To corrupt (someone) morally.

To set and follow (a course)

To interpret incorrectly; misconstrue or distort

To direct the course of

A person whose sexual practices or interests are considered abnormal or deviant.

To advise or direct (a person) toward a place or course of action

(dated) One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error; one who has turned to a twisted sense of values or morals.

To guide a vessel or vehicle.

A person whose sexual habits are not considered acceptable.

To follow or move in a set course.

(transitive) To turn another way; to divert.

To admit of being steered or guided

(transitive) To corrupt; to cause to be untrue; corrupted or otherwise impure

A piece of advice

To misapply, misuse, use for a nefarious purpose

A young ox, especially one castrated before sexual maturity and raised for beef.

To misinterpret designedly.

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

(intransitive) To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

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

To turnanother way; to divert.

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

To turn from truth, rectitude, or propriety; to divert from a right use, end, or way; to lead astray; to corrupt; also, to misapply; to misinterpret designedly; as, to pervert one's words.

(transitive) To direct a group of animals.

To become perverted; to take the wrong course.

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

One who has been perverted; one who has turned to error, especially in religion; - opposed to convert. See the Synonym of Convert.

(transitive) To direct a conversation.

A person whose behavior deviates from what is acceptable especially in sexual behavior

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

Corrupt morally or by intemperance or sensuality;

(transitive) To direct or send an object into a specific place

Practice sophistry; change the meaning of or be vague about in order to mislead or deceive

(transitive) To castrate (a male calf).

Change the inherent purpose or function of something;

(informal) A suggestion about a course of action.

(obsolete) A helmsman; a pilot.

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

A young male of the ox kind; especially, a common ox; a castrated taurine male from two to four years old. See the Note under Ox.

A rudder or helm.

A helmsman; a pilot.

To castrate; - said of male calves.

To direct the course of; to guide; to govern; - applied especially to a vessel in the water.

To direct a vessel in its course; to direct one's course.

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

To conduct one's self; to take or pursue a course of action.

An indication of potential opportunity;

Castrated bull

Direct the course; determine the direction of travelling

Direct (oneself) somewhere;

Be a guiding force, as with directions or advice;