Bend may refer to:

Places

Canada

Bend, British Columbia Bend, the remnants of a community northwest of Dome Creek, British Columbia, Dome Creek in central British Columbia, comprises several scattered rural properties stretching along the Fraser River on the northwest side of the railway bridge. The ...

, a railway point

United States

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 Ben ...

* Bend, Missouri *

Bend, Oregon Bend is a city in central Oregon and the county seat of Deschutes County, Oregon, Deschutes County, Oregon, United States. It is located to the east of the Cascade Range, on the Deschutes River. The site became known by pioneers as a ford (cros ...

* Bend, South Dakota * Bend, Texas

Science, technology and engineering

Bending In applied mechanics, bending (also known as flexure) characterizes the behavior of a slender structural element subjected to an external Structural load, load applied perpendicularly to a longitudinal axis of the element. The structural eleme ...

, 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 radius, which is measured to the inside curvature, is the minimum radius one can bend a pipe, tube, sheet, cable or hose without kinking it, damaging it, or shortening its life. The ''smaller'' the bend radius, the ''greater'' the material ...

Bend (knot) A bend is a type of knot used to join two lengths of rope. Bends are used in a variety of situations, including climbing, sailing, and Load securing, securing loads. They are classified based on their ability to be tightened or Knot#Releasabilit ...

, a type of knot used to tie two ropes together

Music

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 * 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 Bend

* George H. Bend (1838–1900), American banker and financier *

Lin Bend John Linthwaite Bend (December 20, 1922 – April 6, 1978) was a Canadian ice hockey centre who played eight games in the National Hockey League with the New York Rangers during the 1942–43 season. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1942 ...

(1922–1978), Canadian ice hockey player *

Robert Bend Robert William Bend (1914–1999), also known as Bobby Bend, was a Canadian politician, and was briefly the leader of the Manitoba Liberal Party in 1969. Biography Early life Bend was born on 16 April 1914 in Poplar Point, Manitoba, Poplar Poi ...

(1914–1999), Manitoba politician

Other uses

Bend (heraldry) In heraldry, a bend is a band or strap running from the upper dexter (the bearer's right side and the viewer's left) corner of the shield to the lower sinister (the bearer's left side, and the viewer's right). Authorities differ as to how ...

, a diagonal band used as a heraldic charge *

Curl (association football) Curve or bend in association football is a definition for a spin on the ball which makes the ball move in a curved direction. When kicking the ball, the inside of the foot is often used to curl the ball, but this can also be done by using the outsi ...

, a playing technique also called "bend"