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 Bending, the deformation of an object due to an applied load Music Musical techniques Bend (guitar), 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 (1922–1978), Canadian ice hockey centre Robert Bend (1914–1999), Manitoba politician Places Bend, British Columbia, a railway point in Canada Bend, California Bend, Missouri Bend, Oregon Bend, South Dakota Bend, Texas Other uses Bend (heraldry), a diagonal band used as a heraldic charge Bend, a meander in a river Decompression sickness, commonly known as "the bends" Curl (association football), a playing technique also called "bend" See also Bends (disambiguation) Bendable (disambiguation) Bender (disambiguation) Bending (disambiguation)