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 (taxlink|Pomotis|genus) and allied genera, which are also called sunfishes and pondfishes.
v (nautical) To clean (e.g. a ship's bottom of clinging shells, seaweed, etc.) by the application of fire and scrape|scraping.