trends

noun

  1. 1

    An inclination in a particular direction.

    the trend of a coastline
  2. 2

    A tendency.

    There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.
  3. 3

    A fad or fashion style.

    Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
  4. 4

    A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.

  5. 5

    The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the throat that the arm measures from the throat to the bill.

  6. 6

    The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.

verb

  1. 1

    To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.

    The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
  2. 2

    To cause to turn; to bend.

  3. 3

    To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

    What topics have been trending on social networks this week?

verb

  1. 1

    To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

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