steal vs abstract

abstract vs steal

steal and abstract both are nouns.

steal is not an adjective while abstract is an adjective.

steal and abstract both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
steal	Yes	No	Yes	No
abstract	Yes	Yes	Yes	No

As verbs, abstract is a hyponym of steal; that is, abstract is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than steal:

steal: take without the owner's consent
abstract: make off with belongings of others

Other hyponyms of steal include cabbage, filch, hook, lift, nobble, pilfer, pinch, purloin, snarf, sneak, swipe, lift, rustle, shoplift, pirate, lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, bag, pocket, defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate, rob, cop, glom, hook, knock off, snitch, thieve, walk off, hustle, pluck, roll, loot, plunder, burglarise, burglarize, burgle, heist.

steal (noun)	abstract (noun)
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)	a concept or idea not associated with any specific instance
an advantageous purchase	a sketchy summary of the main points of an argument or theory

steal (adjective)	abstract (adjective)
	existing only in the mind; separated from embodiment
	not representing or imitating external reality or the objects of nature
	dealing with a subject in the abstract without practical purpose or intention

steal (verb)	abstract (verb)
steal a base	consider a concept without thinking of a specific example; consider abstractly or theoretically
move stealthily	consider apart from a particular case or instance
take without the owner's consent	give an abstract (of)
	make off with belongings of others

Difference between steal and abstract

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