verb
schlep
shlehp
verb
1
To carry or drag something heavy, or to make a tiring journey.
"We had to schlep our suitcases up four flights of stairs."
"I'm not schlepping all the way across town just for coffee."
noun
1
A long, tiring journey or errand.
"Getting to the airport from here is a real schlep."
How to Use Schlep
Learner’s notesIn plain EnglishTo haul something heavy around, or a tiresome trip.
When to use it
Informal, originally Yiddish slang, now common in everyday American English.
Common pairings
schlep across town
quite a schlep
Word Forms
schlepped past tense, schleps plural, schleps singular
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Etymology
From Yiddish shlepn ("to drag"), from Middle High German slepen.