trend

USTREND/tɹɛnd/

Pluraltrends

Verbtrends, trending, trended

11 meanings of trend

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1
nouncountable
A popular style or way of doing things that many people follow for a while.
Like a song everyone sings for a while, then forgets about.
Wearing bright colors is a trend at her school right now.
Many fashion trends come back after a few years.
Similarfad, craze, fashion, vogue, rage
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2
nouncountable
A general way that something keeps changing over time.
Like the way days slowly get longer as summer comes.
Prices show a trend of going up each year.
We noticed a trend toward eating healthier food.
Similartendency, movement, shift, pattern, drift
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3
nouncountable
A leaning toward one direction or way.
Like a path that slowly curves toward the hills.
The new road has a slight trend to the left.
Her designs show a trend toward simple shapes.
Similartendency, direction, drift, shift, swing
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4
verbcolloquialintransitive
To suddenly become very popular online, with many people talking about it.
Like a rumor that races through a school in one afternoon.
The funny clip began to trend on every app.
His short video trended for two whole days.
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5
verbintransitive
To go or stretch in a certain direction.
Like a road that always points toward the mountains.
The low hills trend toward the coast.
The narrow path trends uphill for a while.
Similarrun, extend, stretch
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nouncountable
A line on a graph that shows the general way a set of points is going.
Like drawing one straight line through a scatter of dots to show where they mostly go.
She drew a trend through the dots to show the pattern.
The graph had two trends, one rising and one falling.
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7
verbtransitive
To make something turn or bend in a new direction.
Like turning a steering wheel to make a car curve a different way.
Workers trend the heavy cables around the corner of the building.
She trended the horse gently back onto the path.
Similarbend, turn, angle, divert
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8
nouncountable
The angle between a boat's bottom line and its anchor rope while it swings at anchor.
Like the angle between a kite and its string as the wind moves it.
The captain checked the trend as the boat swung around.
A wide trend meant the boat had turned far from its anchor.
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9
nouncountable
The lower part of an anchor's main shaft, near where the arms begin.
Like the lower part of a tree trunk just before the roots spread out.
He cleaned the trend of the old anchor before painting it.
The trend had cracked after years of heavy use.
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10
verbtransitive
To wash and clean something, usually wool.
Like washing muddy clothes until they are clean again.
Workers trend the wool before it is spun.
She trended the dirty fleece until it was white.
Similarclean, wash, cleanse, scour
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Less common meaning

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noundatedUKuncountable
Wool that has been washed clean.
Like cotton that has been washed before it is spun into thread.
The trend was soft and white after washing.
She packed the trend into sacks for the market.
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Origin

It comes from Old English trendan, meaning to roll about, turn, or revolve.