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schlep

schlep [ shlep ] or shlep [ shlep ]


verb  (past and past participle schlepped, present participle schlep·ping, 3rd person present singular schleps) (past and past participle shlepped, present participle shlep·ping, 3rd person present singular shleps)
Definition:
 
1. transitive verb move something with difficulty: to lug or haul something from one place to another

2. intransitive verb go with difficulty: to move slowly, clumsily, or tediously



noun  (plural schleps) (plural shleps)
Definition:
 
1. tedious journey: a long, tedious, or difficult journey ( informal )
It's such a schlep all the way across town.

2. offensive term: an offensive term that deliberately insults somebody's intelligence or physical coordination ( informal insult )

[Early 20th century. Via Yiddish< German schleppen "to drag"]

schlep·per noun
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