intransitive verb eloped eloped′, eloping elop′·ing
- to run away secretly, esp. in order to get married
- to run away; escape; abscond
Etymology:
Anglo-Fr aloper, prob. < ME *aleapen, to leap up, run away < OE ahleapan (infl. ? by ON hlaupa, to run > lope) < a-, away + hleapan, to run, leap
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