Dictionary definition · trend
noun
- a general direction in which something tends to move"the shoreward tendency of the current"
- general line of orientation"the river takes a southern course"
- a general tendency to change (as of opinion)"not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book"
- the popular taste at a given time"leather is the latest vogue"
verb
- turn sharply; change direction abruptly"The car cut to the left at the intersection"
- to be temporarily popular
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).