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schlep

or schlepp, shlep, shlepp

[ shlep ]
/ ʃlɛp /
Slang.
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verb (used with object), schlepped, schlep·ping.

to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.

verb (used without object), schlepped, schlep·ping.

to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.

noun

Also schlep·per. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.

Words related to schlep

carry, drag, haul, heave, lift, lurch, pull, tow, tug, yank, tote

Words nearby schlep

schleicher, schleiden, schleiermacher, schlemiel, schlemm's canal, schlep, schleppy, schlesien, schlesinger, schleswig, schleswig-holstein

Origin of schlep

1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intransitive) trudge < Middle High German dialect sleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen; cognate with Middle High German, Old High German sleifen (German schleifen); akin to slip1, slippery
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British Dictionary definitions for schlepp

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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