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trend

Pronunciation: /tɹɛnd/

The English word “trend” has 14 meanings listed here.

noun

  1. An inclination in a particular direction.
  2. A tendency.
  3. A fad or fashion style.
  4. An innovation, or a development of innovations.
  5. A general development over distance.
  6. A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points; the shift over time represented by such a curve on a graph.
  7. The 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.
  8. The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
  9. Synonym of street takeover
  10. Clean wool.

verb

  1. To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
  2. To cause to turn; to bend.
  3. To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.
  4. To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

Etymology

From Middle English trenden (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Old English trendan (“to roll about, turn, revolve”), from Proto-West Germanic *trandijan (“to turn, roll, revolve”), apparently derived from a strong verb Proto-West Germanic *trindan. Cognate with Dutch trent (“circumference”). Akin to Old English trinde (“ball”), Old English tryndel (“circle, ring”). More at trindle, trundle.

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