elope

One entry found for elope.

Main Entry: elope
Pronunciation: i-'lOp
Function: intransitive verb
Inflected Form(s): eloped; elop·ing
Etymology: Anglo-French aloper, esloper to abduct, run away
1 : to slip away : ESCAPE <might have mistaken him for...some scarecrow eloped from a cornfield -- Washington Irving>
2 a : to run away from one's husband with a lover b : to run away secretly with the intention of getting married usually without parental consent
- elope·ment /-'lOp-m&nt/ noun
- elop·er noun