Abstract vs. Obstruct
Abstractnoun
An abridgement or summary of a longer publication.
Abstractnoun
Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items.
Abstractnoun
Concentrated essence of a product.
Abstractnoun
(medicine) A powdered solid extract of a medicinal substance mixed with lactose.
Abstractnoun
An abstraction; an abstract term; that which is abstract.
Abstractnoun
The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form.
Abstractnoun
(arts) An abstract work of art.
Abstractnoun
(real estate) A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.
Abstractadjective
(obsolete) Derived; extracted.
Abstractadjective
Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate.
Abstractadjective
Expressing a property or attribute separately of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object.
Abstractadjective
Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general, as opposed to specific.
Abstractadjective
Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize.
Abstractadjective
(archaic) Absent-minded.
Abstractadjective
(arts) Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them.
Abstractadjective
Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20th century.
Abstractadjective
(music) Absolute.
Abstractadjective
(dance) Lacking a story.
Abstractadjective
Insufficiently factual.
Abstractadjective
Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.
Abstractadjective
(grammar) As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.
Abstractadjective
(computing) Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To separate; to disengage.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To remove; to take away; withdraw.
Abstractverb
To steal; to take away; to remove without permission.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize.
Abstractverb
To extract by means of distillation.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality.
Abstractverb
To withdraw oneself; to retire.
Abstractverb
(transitive) To draw off (interest or attention).
Abstractverb
To perform the process of abstraction.
Abstractverb
To create abstractions.
Abstractverb
To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with "out".
Abstractadjective
Withdraw; separate.
Abstractadjective
Considered apart from any application to a particular object; separated from matter; existing in the mind only; as, abstract truth, abstract numbers. Hence: ideal; abstruse; difficult.
Abstractadjective
Expressing a particular property of an object viewed apart from the other properties which constitute it; - opposed to concrete; as, honesty is an abstract word.
Abstractadjective
Abstracted; absent in mind.
Abstractverb
To withdraw; to separate; to take away.
Abstractverb
To draw off in respect to interest or attention; as, his was wholly abstracted by other objects.
Abstractverb
To separate, as ideas, by the operation of the mind; to consider by itself; to contemplate separately, as a quality or attribute.
Abstractverb
To epitomize; to abridge.
Abstractverb
To take secretly or dishonestly; to purloin; as, to abstract goods from a parcel, or money from a till.
Abstractverb
To separate, as the more volatile or soluble parts of a substance, by distillation or other chemical processes. In this sense extract is now more generally used.
Abstractverb
To perform the process of abstraction.
Abstractnoun
That which comprises or concentrates in itself the essential qualities of a larger thing or of several things. Specifically: A summary or an epitome, as of a treatise or book, or of a statement; a brief.
Abstractnoun
A state of separation from other things; as, to consider a subject in the abstract, or apart from other associated things.
Abstractnoun
An abstract term.
Abstractnoun
A powdered solid extract of a vegetable substance mixed with sugar of milk in such proportion that one part of the abstract represents two parts of the original substance.
Abstractnoun
a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance;
Abstractnoun
a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Abstractverb
consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Abstractverb
make off with belongings of others
Abstractverb
consider apart from a particular case or instance;
Abstractverb
give an abstract (of)
Abstractadjective
existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment;
Abstractadjective
not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature;
Abstractadjective
based on specialized theory;
Abstractadjective
dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention;
Obstructverb
To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. block
Obstructverb
To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.
Obstructverb
To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.
Obstructverb
To block up; to stop up or close, as a way or passage; to place an obstacle in, or fill with obstacles or impediments that prevent or hinder passing; as, to obstruct a street; to obstruct the channels of the body.
Obstructverb
To be, or come, in the way of; to hinder from passing; to stop; to impede; to retard; as, the bar in the harbor obstructs the passage of ships; clouds obstruct the light of the sun; unwise rules obstruct legislation.
Obstructverb
hinder or prevent the progress or accomplishment of;
Obstructverb
block passage through;
Obstructverb
shut out from view or get in the way so as to hide from sight;
Obstructverb
block (an opening, path, road, etc.); be or get in the way of
Obstructverb
prevent or hinder (movement or someone or something in motion)
Obstructverb
deliberately make (something) difficult
Obstructverb
commit the offence of intentionally hindering (a police officer)
Obstructverb
(in various sports) impede (a player in the opposing team) in a manner which constitutes an offence
