(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.