trend

(noun) a general direction in which something tends to move. Synonyms: tendency. Examples: "The shoreward tendency of the current." "The trend of the stock market."

(noun) general line of orientation. Synonyms: course. Examples: "The river takes a southern course." "The northeastern trend of the coast."

(noun) a general tendency to change (as of opinion). Synonyms: drift, movement. Examples: "Not openly liberal but that is the trend of the book." "A broad movement of the electorate to the right."

(noun) the popular taste at a given time. Synonyms: vogue, style. Examples: "Leather is the latest vogue." "He followed current trends." "The 1920s had a style of their own."

(verb) turn sharply; change direction abruptly. Synonyms: swerve, sheer, curve, veer, slue, slew, cut. Examples: "The car cut to the left at the intersection." "The motorbike veered to the right."