schlep
[ shlep ]
/ ʃlɛp /
verb (used with object), schlepped, schlep·ping.Slang.
verb (used without object), schlepped, schlep·ping.Slang.
to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.
noun Slang.
Also schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward.
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Also schlepp . Sometimes shlep, shlepp .
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Example sentences from the Web for schlep
Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlepp.
Why should you bother yourself to schlepp me along like this?
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British Dictionary definitions for schlep
schlep
/ (ʃlɛp) /
verb schleps, schlepping or schlepped
to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty
noun
a stupid or clumsy person
an arduous journey or procedure
Word Origin for schlep
Yiddish, from German schleppen
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