· consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
Hypernym(s): see, consider, reckon, view, regard
· make off with belongings of others
Synonym(s): pilfer, cabbage, purloin, pinch, snarf, swipe, hook, sneak, filch, nobble, lift
Hypernym(s): steal, rip_off, rip
· consider apart from a particular case or instance; "Let's abstract away from this particular example"
Hypernym(s): consider, take, deal, look_at
· give an abstract (of)
Hypernym(s): sum_up, summarize, summarise, resume
· lost in thought; showing preoccupation; "an absent stare"; "an absentminded professor"; "the scatty glancing quality of a hyperactive but unfocused intelligence"
Synonym(s): absent, absentminded, scatty