schlep
to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.
Also schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward.
Origin of schlep
1- Also schlepp .
- Sometimes shlep, shlepp .
Words Nearby schlep
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How to use schlep in a sentence
Like other schlep Lab projects, this video is meant to spark a conversation between generations.
Following up on her 2008 smash hit, The Great schlep, Sarah Silverman has just released a new, pro-Obama video.
Miss Blankenship, as brittle as her bones were, sure knew how to schlep bottles of liquor around the office.
It's a 50-minute car ride (30 on the train) and well worth the schlep.
The Great schlep video makes a mockery of the world that made what Sarah Silverman does possible.
British Dictionary definitions for schlep
/ (ʃlɛp) /
to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty
a stupid or clumsy person
an arduous journey or procedure
Origin of schlep
1Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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