bream meaning and definition

BREAM noun

Definition of bream (noun)

1. flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of Europe
   • synonyms: freshwater bream
2. flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family Sparidae or the family Bramidae
   • synonyms: sea bream
3. any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not exclusively) of the family Sparidae
   • synonyms: sea bream
4. any of various usually edible freshwater percoid fishes having compressed bodies and shiny scales; especially (but not exclusively) of the genus Lepomis
   • synonyms: freshwater bream

BREAM verb

Definition of bream (verb)

1. clean (a ship's bottom) with heat