Source : Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

Bream \Bream\, n. [OE. breme, brem, F. br[^e]me, OF. bresme, of
   German origin; cf. OHG. brahsema, brahsina, OLG. bressemo, G.
   brassen. Cf. {Brasse}.]
   1. (Zo["o]l) A European fresh-water cyprinoid fish of the
      genus {Abramis}, little valued as food. Several species
      are known.

   2. (Zo["o]l) An American fresh-water fish, of various species
      of {Pomotis} and allied genera, which are also called
      {sunfishes} and pondfishes. See {Pondfish}.

   3. (Zo["o]l) A marine sparoid fish of the genus {Pagellus},
      and allied genera. See {Sea Bream}.

Bream \Bream\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Breamed}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Breaming}.] [Cf. {Broom}, and G. ein schiff brennen.]
   (Naut.)
   To clean, as a ship's bottom of adherent shells, seaweed,
   etc., by the application of fire and scraping.

Source : WordNet®

bream
     n 1: flesh of various freshwater fishes of North America or of
          Europe [syn: {freshwater bream}]
     2: flesh of any of various saltwater fishes of the family
        Sparidae or the family Bramidae [syn: {sea bream}]
     3: any of numerous marine percoid fishes especially (but not
        exclusively) of the family Sparidae [syn: {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 [syn: {freshwater
        bream}]
     v : clean (a ship's bottom) with heat