0 present participle of elope
1 to leave home secretly in order to get married without the permission of your parents:
Eloping was not a rejection of marriage or of bridewealth, but a pragmatic decision foisted upon young people because of poverty.
Elders complained unceasingly about these trends, and dreaded the possibility of their daughters eloping.
The plot of the opera featured a blind sailor who has his sight miraculously restored only to discover his wife eloping with a rich lover.
By the age of 19, he caused a scandal by eloping with an actress despite his famous father's objections.
Instances of eloping were and are still common.
He ended up eloping and marrying her in 1884.
Simran helps her in eloping with her lover.
Rumours of her eloping are rampant among the villagers, much to her father's chagrin.
