Definition of give a bum steer
give a bum steer 
verb
- to give bad advice.
He gave me a bum steer regarding my bank loan.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lie.
Last edited on Jul 26 2012. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 02 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to lie': | |
| Definitions include: to make unfounded or exaggerated remarks or claims. | |
| Definitions include: to jokingly deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to anger. | |
| Definitions include: cocaine. | |
| Definitions include: of misdeeds or misfortune, to minimize their severity. | |
| Definitions include: a replacement word for fuck. | |
| Definitions include: to lie. | |
| Definitions include: Most uses of "shit" also work with "crap", except where noted below. | |
| Definitions include: to pretend to be someone else. | |
| Definitions include: to tell a different lie when covering up something. | |
| Definitions include: to lie to. | |
| Definitions include: to have sex (with). | |
| Definitions include: to lie to; deceive. | |
| Definitions include: to deceive a person, usually in a playful manner. | |
| Definitions include: to be deliberately obscure or cryptic when telling a person something or answering a question. | |
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Other terms relating to 'a': | |
| Definitions include: amphetamine. | |
| Definitions include: the best. | |
| Definitions include: something you have now is worth more than two things you have just a chance of getting. | |
| Definitions include: sexual activity. | |
| Definitions include: In the West/Central Canadian accent, "about" is pronounced somewhere between "aboot" and "a boat". | |
| Definitions include: a little crazy | |
| Definitions include: an unspecified small number. | |
| Definitions include: Playing around | |
| Definitions include: very common. | |
| Definitions include: a mythical creature who is extremely happy or fortunate. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: a non-specified price. | |
| Definitions include: to collide with a tree. | |
| Definitions include: an ugly face. | |
| Definitions include: a few drinks of alcohol. | |
Other terms relating to 'bum': | |
| Definitions include: a person (usually male) who spends a lot of time at the beach. | |
| Definitions include: to be sad. | |
| Definitions include: to be lazy. | |
| Definitions include: Australia, New Zealand, and UK equivalent of "fanny pack". | |
| Definitions include: a male homosexual. | |
| Definitions include: two close male friends. | |
| Definitions include: Somebody with an extreme double-chin, shaped like buttocks ("bum") | |
| Definitions include: a male homosexual's sexual partner. | |
| Definitions include: young boy's facial hair. | |
| Definitions include: A long distance away from you | |
| Definitions include: a rural location. | |
| Definitions include: somewhere in the middle of nowhere | |
| Definitions include: living miles away from town. | |
| Definitions include: anal sex. | |
| Definitions include: a person who behaves overly fawning so as to win favor; "suck-up". | |
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Other terms relating to 'give': | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "don't give a fuck." | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "do I look like I give a shit." | |
| Definitions include: to give up or to show weakness. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to applaud. | |
| Definitions include: to beat up. | |
| Definitions include: to care a tiny amount, always used in the negative | |
| Definitions include: compromise. | |
| Definitions include: to give someone a ride on the handlebars of your bike. | |
| Definitions include: to care. | |
| Definitions include: to care; to mind. | |
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Other terms relating to 'steer': | |
| Definitions include: To mislead or to give (or receive) bad directions. | |
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