elope

elope

intransitive verb \i-ˈlōp\

elopedelop·ing

Definition of ELOPE

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 \-ˈlōp-mənt\ noun

— elop·er noun

Examples of ELOPE

1. The couple eloped in the middle of the night.

Origin of ELOPE

Anglo-French aloper, esloper to abduct, run away

First Known Use: 1628

Rhymes with ELOPE

aslope, boltrope, borescope, downslope, fly dope, footrope, gantelope, glide slope, jump rope, manrope, myope, nightscope, North Slope, pyrope, sandsoap, skip rope, soft-soap, tightrope, towrope, upslope, white hope, wire rope