elope
"ralph: "hey did you hear that last january jeremy and courtney decided to elope and then celebrate in niagara falls?"  joy: "wow
to run off with a lover and be secretly married, usually without the knowledge/consent of one's parents and family
""ralph: "hey did you hear that last january jeremy and courtney decided to elope and then celebrate in niagara falls?"  joy: "wow" What is the definition of "elope"?