trend

(noun): An inclination in a particular direction.
(noun): A tendency.
(noun): A fad or fashion style.
(noun): A line drawn on a graph that approximates the trend of a number of disparate points.
(noun): 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.
(noun): The angle made by the line of a vessel's keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she is swinging at anchor.
(verb): To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend.
(verb): To cause to turn; to bend.
(verb): To be the subject of a trend; to be currently popular, relevant or interesting.