Abstract vs. Obstruct

Abstract (noun)

An abridgement or summary of a longer publication. First attested around 1350 to 1470.page=10

Abstract (noun)

Something that concentrates in itself the qualities of a larger item, or multiple items. First attested in the mid 16^th century.

Abstract (noun)

Concentrated essence of a product.

Abstract (noun)

An abstract term; that which is abstract. First attested in the mid 16^th century.

Abstract (noun)

The theoretical way of looking at things; something that exists only in idealized form. First attested in the early 17^th century.

Abstract (noun)

An abstract work of art. First attested in the early 20^th century.

Abstract (noun)

A summary title of the key points detailing a tract of land, for ownership; abstract of title.

Abstract (adjective)

Derived; extracted. Attested from around 1350 to 1470 until the late 15^th century.

Abstract (adjective)

Drawn away; removed from; apart from; separate. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

Abstract (adjective)

Expressing a property or attribute separately of an object that is considered to be inherent to that object. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

Abstract (adjective)

Considered apart from any application to a particular object; not concrete; ideal; non-specific; general, as opposed to specific. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

Abstract (adjective)

Difficult to understand; abstruse; hard to conceptualize. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

Abstract (adjective)

Absent-minded. First attested in the early 16^th century.

Abstract (adjective)

Pertaining to the formal aspect of art, such as the lines, colors, shapes, and the relationships among them. First attested in the mid 19^th century.

Abstract (adjective)

Free from representational qualities, in particular the non-representational styles of the 20^th century. First attested in the mid 19^th century.

Abstract (adjective)

Absolute.

Abstract (adjective)

Insufficiently factual.page=8

Abstract (adjective)

Apart from practice or reality; vague; theoretical; impersonal; not applied.

Abstract (adjective)

As a noun, denoting an intangible as opposed to an object, place, or person.

Abstract (adjective)

Of a class in object-oriented programming, being a partial basis for subclasses rather than a complete template for objects.

Abstract (verb)

To separate; to disengage. First attested around 1350 to 1470.

Abstract (verb)

To remove; to take away; withdraw. First attested in the late 15^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To steal; to take away; to remove without permission. First attested in the late 15^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To summarize; to abridge; to epitomize. First attested in the late 16^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To extract by means of distillation. Attested from the early 17^th century until the early 18^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To consider abstractly; to contemplate separately or by itself; to consider theoretically; to look at as a general quality. First attested in the early 17^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To withdraw oneself; to retire. First attested in the mid 17^th century.

Abstract (verb)

To draw off (interest or attention).

“He was wholly abstracted by other objects.”

Abstract (verb)

To perform the process of abstraction.

Abstract (verb)

To create abstractions.

Abstract (verb)

To produce an abstraction, usually by refactoring existing code. Generally used with “out”.

“He abstracted out the square root function.”

Obstruct (verb)

To block or fill (a passage) with obstacles or an obstacle. block

Obstruct (verb)

To impede, retard, or interfere with; hinder.

“They obstructed my progress.”

Obstruct (verb)

To get in the way of so as to hide from sight.