swerve vs trend

swerve and trend both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
swerve	Yes	No	Yes	No
trend	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, swerve and trend are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of swerve include curve, cut, sheer, slew, slue, veer.

swerve (noun)	trend (noun)
the act of turning aside suddenly	a general tendency to change (as of opinion)
an erratic deflection from an intended course	the popular taste at a given time
	general line of orientation
	a general direction in which something tends to move

swerve (verb)	trend (verb)
turn sharply; change direction abruptly	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	to be temporarily popular