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: vogue style

Verb

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

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