steer vs tree

steer and tree both are nouns.

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

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

steer: direct the course; determine the direction of travelling
tree: force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape

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

steer (noun)	tree (noun)
castrated bull	a tall perennial woody plant having a main trunk and branches forming a distinct elevated crown; includes both gymnosperms and angiosperms
an indication of potential opportunity	a figure that branches from a single root

steer (verb)	tree (verb)
direct the course; determine the direction of travelling	stretch (a shoe) on a shoetree
direct (oneself) somewhere	chase an animal up a tree
be a guiding or motivating force or drive	plant with trees
	force a person or an animal into a position from which he cannot escape