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schlep

Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/
(also schlepp)
informal, chiefly North American
Definition of schlep

verb (schleps, schlepping, schlepped)

[with object]
  • haul or carry (something heavy or awkward):she schlepped her groceries home
  • [no object, with adverbial of direction] (of a person) go or move reluctantly or with effort:I would have preferred not to schlep all the way over there to run an errand

noun

  • 1a tedious or difficult journey: a rush hour schlep to the airport and back
  • 2another term for schlepper.all the schleps who say that 2010 was the beginning of a new decade are wrong

Origin:

early 20th century (as a verb): from Yiddish shlepn 'drag', from Middle High German sleppen

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Definition of schlep in the US English dictionary

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