Trend — Defs

01 v. i. To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

imp. & p. p. Trended; p. pr. & vb. n. Trending

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To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.

02 v. t. To cause to turn; to bend.

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To cause to turn; to bend.[R.]
“Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends Her silver stream.” — W. Browne.

03 n. Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast.

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Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast.

Phrases & compounds

Trend of an anchor — 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.

04 v. t. To cleanse, as wool.

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To cleanse, as wool.[Prov. Eng.]

05 n. Clean wool.

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Clean wool.[Prov. Eng.]