To have a particular direction; to run; to stretch; to tend; as, the shore of the sea trends to the southwest.
To cause to turn; to bend. [R.] Not far beneath i' the valley as she trends Her silver stream. W. Browne.
Inclination in a particular direction; tendency; general direction; as, the trend of a coast. Trend of an anchor. (Naut.) (a) The lower...