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Verb: schlep (schlepped,schlepping)  shlep
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
    "Can you schlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?";
    - shlep, pull along, schlepp [N. Amer, informal]
Noun: schlep  shlep
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A tedious or difficult journey
    "The daily schlep to work in heavy traffic was exhausting";
    - shlep, schlepp [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
    "He felt like a schlep as he fumbled with the keys, trying to unlock the door";
    - schlepper [N. Amer, informal], shlepper [N. Amer, informal], shlep, schlepp [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: schleps, schlepped, schlepping

Type of: drag, journey, journeying, simple [archaic], simpleton

Encyclopedia: Schlep