Bend may refer to:

Materials

* Bend, a curvature in a pipe, tube, or pipeline (see Bend radius) * Bend knot, a knot used to tie two ropes together; see

List of bend knots This is a list of bends. A bend is a knot used to join two lengths of rope. They are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing, and securing loads. Bend knots are classified based on their ability to be tightened or released, th ...

* Bending, the deformation of an object due to an applied load

Music

Musical techniques

Bend (guitar) Finger vibrato is vibrato produced on a string instrument by cyclic hand movements. Despite the name, normally the entire hand moves, and sometimes the entire upper arm. It can also refer to vibrato on some woodwind instruments, achieved by lowering ...

, a guitar technique * Bending, for blues harp (harmonica)

Albums and songs

* ''Bend'' (8stops7 album), 2006 * ''Bend'' (The Origin album), 1992 * "Bend" (song), a 2015 song by Chet Faker

People

Lin Bend John Linthwaite Bend (December 20, 1922 – April 6, 1978) was a Canadians, Canadian professional ice hockey centre (ice hockey), centre who played eight games with the New York Rangers. He was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba. Awards and achievem ...

(1922–1978), Canadian ice hockey centre *

Robert Bend Robert (Bobby) Bend (April 14, 1914 – September 24, 1999) was a Canadian politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party (1969–1970). Biography Early life Bend was born in Poplar Point, Manitoba, the son of J.P. Bend ( ...

(1914–1999), Manitoba politician

Places

* Bend, British Columbia, a railway point in Canada *

Bend, California Bend is a census-designated place in Tehama County, California, United States. Bend is located on the Sacramento River north-northeast of Red Bluff. Bend had a post office from 1897 to 1935. The community was originally known as Horsethief Bend; ...

* Bend, Missouri *

Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is the principal city of the Bend Metropolitan Statistical Area. Bend is Central Oregon's largest city, with a population of 99,178 at the time of the 2020 U.S ...

Bend, South Dakota Bend is an unincorporated community in Meade County, in the U.S. state of South Dakota. History A post office called Bend was established in 1886, and remained in operation until 1941. Bend was named for its location where the Elk Creek meander ...

* Bend, Texas

Other uses

* Bend (heraldry), a diagonal band used as a heraldic charge * Bend, a

meander A meander is one of a series of regular sinuous curves in the channel of a river or other watercourse. It is produced as a watercourse erodes the sediments of an outer, concave bank ( cut bank) and deposits sediments on an inner, convex bank ...

in a river * Decompression sickness, commonly known as "the bends" * Curl (association football), a playing technique also called "bend"