schlep

[ shlep ]
See synonyms for schlep on Thesaurus.com
verb (used with object),schlepped, schlep·ping.Slang.
  1. to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.

verb (used without object),schlepped, schlep·ping.Slang.
  1. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.

nounSlang.
  1. Also schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward.

Origin of schlep

1
First recorded in 1910–15; from Yiddish shlepn “to pull, drag, (intransitive) trudge,” from German schleppen, “to draw, tug, haul”; akin to slip1, slippery
  • Also schlepp .
  • Sometimes shlep, shlepp .

Words Nearby schlep

Dictionary.com Unabridged Based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2024

How to use schlep in a sentence

British Dictionary definitions for schlep

schlep

/ (ʃlɛp) /


verbschleps, schlepping or schlepped
  1. to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty

noun
  1. a stupid or clumsy person

  2. an arduous journey or procedure

Origin of schlep

1
Yiddish, from German schleppen

Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012