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trend

noun
/tɹɛnd/

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.

  1. derived from *trindan✻
  2. inherited from *trandijan✻ — “to turn, roll, revolve”
  3. inherited from trendan — “to roll about, turn, revolve”
  4. inherited from trenden — “to roll about, turn, revolve”

Definitions

  1. An inclination in a particular direction.

    • the trend of a coastline
    • the upward trend of stock-market prices

  2. A tendency.

    • There is a trend, these days, for people in films not to smoke.

  3. A fad or fashion style.

    • Miniskirts were one of the biggest trends of the 1960s.
    • To stay on top of what's happening, a good photographer has to follow the trends by watching what's being done in fashion magazines.
  4. ›+ 10 more definitions

    1. A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.

    2. The lower end of the shank of an anchor, being the same distance on the shank from the…

      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.

    3. The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when…

      The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.

    4. To have a particular direction

      To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.

      • The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
      • Huntsman starts out with a vision of Theron that’s specific, unique, and weighted in character, but it trends throughout toward generic fantasy tropes and black-and-white morality, and climaxes in a thoroughly familiar face-off.

    5. To cause to turn

      To cause to turn; to bend.

      • Not farre beneath i' the Valley as ſhe trends / Her ſiluer ſtreame, ſome VVood-nymphs and her friends / That follovv'd to her aide, beholding hovv / The Brooke came gliding, […]

    6. To be the subject of a trend

      To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

      • What topics have been trending on social networks this week?
      • "Puppy Bowl" was even a trending sports topic on Facebook.
      • The hashtag #RepublicofThailand trended on Twitter in Thailand on Friday after parliament voted to push back the question of changing the constitution as protesters have demanded.

    7. Clean wool.

    8. To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).

    9. A surname.

    10. A town in Vesthimmerland Municipality, North Jutland, Denmark.

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Derived

buck the trend, cephalocaudal trend, downtrend, on trend, trend-busting, trend line, trend piece, trickle-up trend, uptrend, betrend, trendy

Vish — recursive loop

A definitional loop anchored at trend. Each word in the ring is defined by the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself. Scroll to it and watch.

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A definitional loop anchored at trend. Each word in the ring appears in the definition of the next; follow the chain far enough and it folds back on itself.

7 hops · closes at trend

curated · pre-corpus. live cycle detection across the full graph is the next major milestone.

sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA