steer vs dock

steer and dock both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
steer	Yes	No	Yes	No
dock	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, dock is a hyponym of steer; that is, dock is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steer:

Other hyponyms of steer include sheer, pull over, helm, crab, navigate, stand out, starboard, conn, navigate, pilot, channel, corner, tree, park.

steer (noun)	dock (noun)
castrated bull	the solid bony part of the tail of an animal as distinguished from the hair
an indication of potential opportunity	a short or shortened tail of certain animals
	landing in a harbor next to a pier where ships are loaded and unloaded or repaired; may have gates to let water in or out
	a platform built out from the shore into the water and supported by piles; provides access to ships and boats
	an enclosure in a court of law where the defendant sits during the trial
	a platform where trucks or trains can be loaded or unloaded
	any of certain coarse weedy plants with long taproots, sometimes used as table greens or in folk medicine

steer (verb)	dock (verb)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling	maneuver into a dock
direct (oneself) somewhere	remove or shorten the tail of an animal
be a guiding or motivating force or drive	come into dock
	deduct from someone's wages
	deprive someone of benefits, as a penalty