Abstract vs. Steal
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.
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;
Stealverb
(transitive) To take illegally, or without the owner's permission, something owned by someone else.
Stealverb
To appropriate without giving credit or acknowledgement.
Stealverb
(transitive) To get or effect surreptitiously or artfully.
Stealverb
To acquire at a low price.
Stealverb
(transitive) To draw attention unexpectedly in (an entertainment), especially by being the outstanding performer. Usually used in the phrase steal the show.
Stealverb
(intransitive) To move silently or secretly.
Stealverb
To withdraw or convey (oneself) clandestinely.
Stealverb
To advance safely to (another base) during the delivery of a pitch, without the aid of a hit, walk, passed ball, wild pitch, or defensive indifference.
Stealverb
To dispossess
Stealverb
To acquire; to get
Stealnoun
The act of stealing.
Stealnoun
A piece of merchandise available at a very attractive price.
Stealnoun
A situation in which a defensive player actively takes possession of the ball or puck from the opponent's team.
Stealnoun
(baseball) A stolen base.
Stealnoun
(curling) Scoring in an end without the hammer.
Stealnoun
(computing) A policy in database systems that a database follows which allows a transaction to be written on nonvolatile storage before its commit occurs.
Stealnoun
A handle; a stale, or stele.
Stealverb
To take, and carry away, feloniously; to take without right or leave, and with intent to keep wrongfully; as, to steal the personal goods of another.
Stealverb
To withdraw or convey clandestinely (reflexive); hence, to creep furtively, or to insinuate.
Stealverb
To gain by insinuating arts or covert means.
Stealverb
To get into one's power gradually and by imperceptible degrees; to take possession of by a gradual and imperceptible appropriation; - with away.
Stealverb
To accomplish in a concealed or unobserved manner; to try to carry out secretly; as, to steal a look.
Stealverb
To practice, or be guilty of, theft; to commit larceny or theft.
Stealverb
To withdraw, or pass privily; to slip in, along, or away, unperceived; to go or come furtively.
Stealnoun
an advantageous purchase;
Stealnoun
a stolen base; an instance in which a base runner advances safely during the delivery of a pitch (without the help of a hit or walk or passed ball or wild pitch)
Stealverb
take without the owner's consent;
Stealverb
move stealthily;
Stealverb
steal a base
Stealverb
to go stealthily or furtively;
Stealverb
take (another person's property) without permission or legal right and without intending to return it
Stealverb
dishonestly pass off (another person's ideas) as one's own
Stealverb
take the opportunity to give or share (a kiss) when it is not expected or when people are not watching
Stealverb
(in various sports) gain (an advantage, a run, or possession of the ball) unexpectedly or by exploiting the temporary distraction of an opponent
Stealverb
run to (a base) while the pitcher is in the act of delivery
Stealverb
move somewhere quietly or surreptitiously
Stealverb
direct (a look) quickly and unobtrusively
Stealnoun
a bargain
Stealnoun
an act of stealing something
Stealnoun
an idea taken from another work
Stealnoun
an act of stealing a base.
Stealnoun
an act of taking possession of the ball or puck from an opponent
