steer

I can steer the string left, then rotate and advance again to steer the bit to the right.

He steering into the brain freeze.

The real trick for steering a drill string is the asymmetric bit.

Creativity is how we steer.

And if you're wondering, yes, I can steer myself completely off of the floor, it would let me, I was just kind of trying to be careful to not fling myself off the edge.

Or maybe they want to build a Shkadov Thruster: A partial Dyson sphere that harnesses solar radiation to steer a whole solar system/ through the galaxy.

Spirals use variable radii to smooth out the centrifugal force that comes from going around a bend, and they allow the driver to steer gradually into and out of each curve without having to make sudden adjustments.