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/iˈlōp/,
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eloped, past tense; eloped, past participle; eloping, present participle; elopes, 3rd person singular present;
  1. Run away secretly in order to get married, esp. without parental consent
    • - later he eloped with one of the maids
  2. Run away with a lover


  1. run away secretly with one's beloved; "The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
  2. (elopement) the act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)
  3. To elope, most literally, merely means to run away, and to not come back to the point of origination. ...
  4. Elope is the upcoming fourth studio album by American R&B and pop singer Christina Milian, scheduled to be released in 2010. Following her departure from Island Def Jam Music Group in May 2006, Milian began writing songs as early as August 2006. ...
  5. (Elopement (dementia)) Wandering, in persons with dementia, is a common behavior that causes great risk for the person and concern for caregivers. It is estimated to be the most common type of disruptive behavior in institutionalized persons with dementia. ...
  6. (Elopement (film)) Elopement is a 1951 comedy film directed by Henry Koster.
  7. (Elopes) The Thesprotians (Greek: Θεσπρωτοί, English: Thesprôti) were an ancient Greek tribe of Thesprotis, Epirus, akin to the Molossians. The poet Homer frequently mentions Thesprotia which had friendly relations with Ithaca and Doulichi. ...
  8. To run away from home with a paramour; To run away from home with a lover for the purpose of getting married
  9. (ELOPEMENT) This term is used to denote the departure of a married woman from her hushand, and dwelling with an adulterer.
  10. (Elopement) To dream of eloping is unfavorable. To the married, it denotes that you hold places which you are unworthy to fill, and if your ways are not rectified your reputation will be at stake. To the unmarried, it foretells disappointments in love and the unfaithfulness of men. ...
  11. (Elopement) is a clinical term used for someone who tries to get away from their unit.
  12. started out meaning something quite different; it was the act of a married woman running away from her husband with her lover or paramour. It was illegal, obviously! The word is from Anglo-Norman French aloper, possibly related to leap. ...
  13. To win a trick by ruffing with a trump lower in rank than an opponent's trump. The Coup en passant is an example of an elopement.