trends

1. An inclination in a particular direction.

   the trend of a coastline

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.

4. A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
5. 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.
6. The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.

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

   The shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

2. To cause to turn; to bend.
3. To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.

   What topics have been trending on social networks this week?

verb

To cleanse or clean (something, usually wool).