Definition of helm

• n. - See Haulm, straw.
• n. - The apparatus by which a ship is steered, comprising rudder, tiller, wheel, etc.; -- commonly used of the tiller or wheel alone.
• n. - The place or office of direction or administration.
• n. - One at the place of direction or control; a steersman; hence, a guide; a director.
• n. - A helve.
• v. t. - To steer; to guide; to direct.
• n. - A helmet.
• n. - A heavy cloud lying on the brow of a mountain.
• v. t. - To cover or furnish with a helm or helmet.