Definition of "Trend" :

noun: the popular taste at a given time

"He followed current trends."

noun: a general tendency to change (as of opinion)

"Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book."

noun: general line of orientation

"The northeastern trend of the coast."

noun: a general direction in which something tends to move

"The trend of the stock market."

verb: turn sharply; change direction abruptly