HyperDic: elope

English > 1 sense of the word elope:
VERBmotionelope, run offrun away secretly with one's beloved
elope > pronunciation
Soundsihlow'p
Rhymesallotrope ... tope: 34 rhymes with owp...
English > elope: 1 sense > verb 1, motion
Meaningrun away secretly with one's beloved.
PatternSomebody ----s; Somebody ----s PP
Example"The young couple eloped and got married in Las Vegas"
Synonymrun off
Broaderflee, fly, take flightrun away quickly
Spanishescaquearse
Catalanescapar-se, fugar-se, fugir
Nounselopementthe act of running away with a lover (usually to get married)

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