shlep

shlep
noun
1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
• Syn: ↑schlepper, ↑shlepper, ↑schlep
• Topics: ↑Yiddish
• Hypernyms: ↑simpleton, ↑simple
2. a tedious or difficult journey
• Syn: ↑schlep
• Hypernyms: ↑journey, ↑journeying
verb
1. walk or tramp about
• Syn: ↑traipse
• Hypernyms: ↑walk
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s PP

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The children shlep to the playground

2. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
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Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?

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She pulled along a large trunk

• Syn: ↑schlep, ↑pull along
• Hypernyms: ↑drag
• Hyponyms: ↑tow
• Verb Frames:
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Somebody ——s something

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Something ——s something

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variant of schlepp herein

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/shlep/, v.t., v.i., shlepped, shlepping, n.
schlep.
Also, shlepp.

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shlep «shlehp», transitive verb, intransitive verb, shlepped, shlep|ping, noun.
= schlepp. (Cf. ↑schlepp)

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v. & n. variant spelling of schlep

Useful english dictionary. 2012.

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  • shlep — ☆ shlep or shlepp [shlep ] n., vt., vi. shlepped, shlepping alt. sp. of SCHLEP …   English World dictionary

  • shlep — /shlep/, v.t., v.i., shlepped, shlepping, n. schlep. Also, shlepp. * * * …   Universalium

  • shlep — 1) schlepp vb a. to drag, haul, pull or carry b. to drag oneself, move or travel with difficulty. This is the Yiddish version of the German verb schleppen, meaning to drag. It has entered English slang via the American underworld and… …   Contemporary slang

  • shlep — or shlepp [[t]ʃlɛp[/t]] v. t. v. i. shlepped, shlep•ping, n. cvb sts schlep …   From formal English to slang

  • shlep — /ʃlɛp/ (say shlep) verb (t) (shlepped, shlepping) → schlep …  

  • shlep — variant of schlep …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shlep — 1. noun a) A difficult journey. b) A sloppy or slovenly person. 2. verb a) To lug or …   Wiktionary

  • shlep — 1. n. dumb, annoying person 2. v. carry or haul something or somebody from place to place …   English slang

  • shlep — Go to schlep …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • schlep — /shlep/, v., schlepped, schlepping, n. Slang. v.t. 1. to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. v.i. 2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. n. 3. Also, schlepper. someone or something that …   Universalium

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