(1):
(n.) An abrupt place.
(2):
(v. t.) To tear off or asunder.
(3):
(a.) Suddenly terminating, as if cut off.
(4):
(a.) Without notice to prepare the mind for the event; sudden; hasty; unceremonious.
(5):
(a.) Having sudden transitions from one subject to another; unconnected.
(6):
(a.) Broken off; very steep, or craggy, as rocks, precipices, banks; precipitous; steep; as, abrupt places.