p. pr. akin to OFries. trind,
trund, round, Dan. to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea
trends to the southwest.
trend , v. t. To cause to turn; tobend. (R.)
Not far beneath i the valley as she trends
Her silver stream.
W. Browne.
trend , n. Inclination in a particulardirection; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a
coast.
Trend of an anchor. (Naut.) (a)
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. R. H. Dana, Jr. (b) The angle made by
the line of a vessels keel and the direction of the anchor cable, when she
is swinging at anchor.
trend (?), v. t. (Cf. G. & OD. trennento separate.) To cleanse, as wool. (Prov. Eng.)
trend , n. Clean wool. (Prov.Eng.)
