trend meaning and definition

TREND noun

Definition of trend (noun)

1. a general direction in which something tends to move
   • "the shoreward tendency of the current"; "the trend of the stock market"
   • synonyms: tendency
2. general line of orientation
   • "the river takes a southern course"; "the northeastern trend of the coast"
   • synonyms: course
3. a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
   • "not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"; "a broad movement of the electorate to the right"
   • synonyms: drift, movement
4. the popular taste at a given time
   • "leather is the latest vogue"; "he followed current trends"; "the 1920s had a style of their own"
   • synonyms: style, vogue

TREND verb

Definition of trend (verb)

1. turn sharply; change direction abruptly
   • "The car cut to the left at the intersection"; "The motorbike veered to the right"
   • synonyms: curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, swerve, veer