Main entry: abstract, abstraction
Definition: a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
Usage: he loved her only in the abstract--not in person
Main entry: outline, synopsis, abstract, precis
Definition: a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
Main entry: abstract
Definition: consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Main entry: abstract
Definition: consider apart from a particular case or instance
Usage: Let's abstract away from this particular example
Main entry: abstract
Definition: give an abstract (of)
Main entry: abstract, filch, hook, snarf, sneak, nobble, swipe, cabbage, pilfer, pinch, purloin, lift
Definition: make off with belongings of others
Main entry: abstract
Definition: existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
Usage: abstract words like `truth' and `justice'
Main entry: abstract
Definition: dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
Usage: abstract reasoning; abstract science
Main entry: nonfigurative, nonobjective, abstract, abstractionist
Definition: not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
Usage: a large abstract painting