Bream - Meaning, Definition & English Examples
Bream refers to a group of freshwater or marine fish, typically with deep bodies and silvery scales. It is also used as a verb meaning to clean a ship's bottom by heating and scraping.
Definition:
A freshwater or marine fish, often used for food or sport.
Synonyms:
sunfish, bluegill, perch, porgy
Part of Speech:
noun, verb
Antonyms:
predator (in context of fish), land animal
Common Collocations:
catch bream, grilled bream, bream fishing, freshwater bream
Derivatives:
breaming (gerund), breamed (past tense)
Usage Tips:
Use "bream" as a noun for the fish or as a verb meaning to clean a ship's hull.
Common Phrases:
"big bream, " "bream on the line, " "fry the bream"
Etymology:
From Old French *bresme*, likely of Germanic origin, related to Dutch *brasem*.
Examples:
- 1. The angler caught a large bream in the lake.
- 2. She prefers grilled bream over other types of fish.
- 3. They spent the afternoon breaming the boat's hull.
- 4. Bream are common in European and North American waters.