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1.nounAn inclination in a particular direction."the trend of a coastline"
2.nounA tendency."There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke."
3.nounA fad or fashion style."Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s."
4.nounA line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
5.nounThe 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.nounThe angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
7.verbTo have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend."The shore of the sea trends to the southwest."
8.verbTo cause to turn; to bend.
9.verbTo be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting."What topics have been trending on social networks this week?"