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 Definitions of schlep  [ʃlɛp]  

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Definition of 'schlep' Random House Webster's College Dictionary 

1. (v.t.) schlep
to carry with great effort; lug.

2. (v.i.) schlep
to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.

3. (n.) schlep
a person who is slow or awkward.

4.  schlep
a tedious journey.

Etymology:  (1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge; cf. dial. MHG sleppen < MLG, MD slēpen)

Definition of 'schlep' Princeton's WordNet 

1. (noun) schlepper, shlepper, schlep, shlep
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

2. (verb) schlep, shlep
a tedious or difficult journey

3. (verb) shlep, schlep, pull along
pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
"Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk"



'schlep' - Nearby Entries  

schleiden  schlemiel  schlemm's canal  schlep  schlesien  schlesinger  schliemann  



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