Bend

40 2.3

A city in central Oregon at the eastern base of the Cascade Mountains

proper noun
/bɛnd/

: Bend (Oregón)

This summer, we are visiting Bend, Oregon, to enjoy the beautiful mountain scenery.
Bend, Oregon

It's called Bronx Born Pizza and that's up there in Bend OR.

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Examples

Yeah, the Vector Volcano Classic Arcade in Bend, OR.
At Thanksgiving their first year in Cedar Bend, the Bradens invited Michael for dinner.

Fiction book (1993)
Remember the night in South Bend?

Coney Island (1943)
Michelle is with us in Bend, OR starting off this hour.
And for those who don't know, Bend is a huge movie town.

The Last Blockbuster (2020)
Fast growing cities like Bend, places like Ashland and Medford.
It's called Bronx Born Pizza and that's up there in Bend OR.

Theo Von
You don't remember the trips to Galveston, camping in Big Bend, all the fun we had?

Boyhood (2014)
and they have Bronx Born Pizza and that's up in Bend, OR and that's brand new.
The Lake Shore Limited Amtrak number 49 now departing for Cleveland, Toledo, South Bend and Chicago.

You Kill Me (2007)

Idioms

to bend over backwards

Informal

29 4.9

To try very hard to help someone or make them happy

to bend to someone's will

13 7.1

To do what someone else wants even if you do not want to

to bend someone's will

11 7.1

Persuade someone to do what you want

to bend someone's ear

Informal

5 7.9

Talk to someone for a long time about personal things and often annoy them

round the bend

Slur

5 8.2

A person who behaves very strangely or does not think clearly

to bend the truth

4 5.9

To say something that is not exactly what happened to make it look better

to bend your ear

Informal

3 7.9

To talk to someone for a long time in a way that annoys them

to go round the bend

3 8.6

To become so angry or stressed that you cannot think clearly

to bend the knee

2 8.4

To show loyalty and obey a powerful person

around the bend

Offensive

1 9.3

To be very confused or act in a strange way

to bend my brain

Informal

1 8.8

To think very hard about something until you feel confused

to bend like a willow

Informal

6.9

To be flexible and change to deal with difficult situations

to bend one's elbow

9.1

To drink alcohol with other people in a social place

Compounds

Big Bend

3 3.4

A region in the southwest of Texas shaped by a large bend in the Rio Grande

knee bend

2 3.3

An exercise where you bend your knees to lower and raise your body to make your leg muscles stronger

Big Bend National Park

1 3.9

A large national park in southwest Texas with mountains, desert, deep canyons, and many wild animals

hairpin bend

1 3.7

A very sharp U-shaped turn on a steep mountain road

blind bend

1 7.4

A curve in a road you cannot see around when driving

sheet bend

Jargon

1 8.4

A knot used to join one rope to another, even when they are different thicknesses

hawser bend

Specialized

1 9.9

A strong knot for joining the ends of two thick ropes

bend dexter

Specialized

9.9

A diagonal band on a shield running from the top right to the bottom left as seen by the bearer

bend sinister

Specialized

9.9

A diagonal band on a shield from top right to bottom left often marking a child born outside marriage

becket bend

Specialized

9.9

A knot that ties one rope to the middle of another rope or to a loop

carrick bend

Specialized

9.9

A strong knot used to join the ends of two large ropes often on ships

fisherman's bend

Specialized

8.8

A knot used to hold a rope to a ring or pole

Surface Forms

Bend main

Etymology

The city Bend was named for a sharp 'bend' in the Deschutes River. It is the same word as the everyday verb bend meaning 'curve' or 'turn', so you can remember the town by picturing the river's curve.