Bend may refer to:

Places

Canada

  • Bend, British Columbia, a railway point

United States

  • Bend, California
  • Bend, Missouri
  • Bend, Oregon
  • Bend, South Dakota
  • Bend, Texas

Science, technology and engineering

  • Bending, the deformation of an object due to an applied load
  • Bend, a curvature in a pipe, tube, sheet, cable or hose; see Bend radius
  • Bend (knot), a type of knot used to tie two ropes together

Music

Techniques

  • Bend (guitar), a guitar technique
  • Note bending, a glide from one pitch to another

Albums and songs

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

People with the surname

  • George H. Bend (1838–1900), American banker and financier
  • Lin Bend (1922–1978), Canadian ice hockey player
  • Robert Bend (1914–1999), Manitoba politician

Other uses

  • Bend (heraldry), a diagonal band used as a heraldic charge
  • Curl (association football), a playing technique also called "bend"

See also

  • Bends (disambiguation)<!--N.B. plurals here-->
  • Bendy (disambiguation)
  • Bendable (disambiguation)
  • Bender (disambiguation)
  • Bending (disambiguation)