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Verb: schlepp  shlep
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
    "Can you schlepp this bag of potatoes upstairs?";
    - shlep, schlep [N. Amer, informal], pull along
Noun: schlepp  shlep
Usage: N. Amer, informal
  1. A tedious or difficult journey
    "The schlepp up the hill with our luggage felt never-ending";
    - schlep [N. Amer, informal], shlep
     
  2. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
    "He felt like a schlepp as he fumbled with the keys, trying to unlock the door";
    - schlepper [N. Amer, informal], shlepper [N. Amer, informal], schlep [N. Amer, informal], shlep

Derived forms: schlepps

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