Definitions of trend:

  • noun:   the popular taste at a given time
    Example: "He followed current trends"
  • noun:   a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
    Example: "Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"
  • noun:   general line of orientation
    Example: "The northeastern trend of the coast"
  • noun:   a general direction in which something tends to move
    Example: "The trend of the stock market"
  • verb:   turn sharply; change direction abruptly
  • name:  A surname (very rare: popularity rank in the U.S.: #76982)