abstract in WordNet English dictionary

1. a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
   "he loved her only in the abstract--not in person"
   abstraction  abstract 
   
2. a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory
   outline  synopsis  abstract  precis 
   

1. consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
   abstract 
   
2. consider apart from a particular case or instance
   "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
   abstract 
   
3. give an abstract (of)
   abstract 
   
4. make off with belongings of others
   pilfer  cabbage  purloin  pinch  abstract  snarf  swipe  hook  sneak  filch  nobble  lift 
   

1. existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
   "abstract words like `truth' and `justice'"
   abstract 
   
2. not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
   "a large abstract painting"
   abstract  abstractionist  nonfigurative  nonobjective 
   
3. dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention
   "abstract reasoning"; "abstract science"
   abstract