Definition of bream

• n. - A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
• n. - An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
• n. - A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
• v. t. - To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.
• n. - A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the genus Abramis, little valued as food. Several species are known.
• n. - An American fresh-water fish, of various species of Pomotis and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes. See Pondfish.
• n. - A marine sparoid fish of the genus Pagellus, and allied genera. See Sea Bream.
• v. t. - To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed, etc., by the application of fire and scraping.