schlep (redirected from schlepping)

schlep or schlepp also shlep  (shlp) Slang

v. schlepped also shlepped, schlep·ping or schlepp·ing also shlep·ping, schleps or schlepps also shleps

v.tr.

To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town.

v.intr.

To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller.

n.

1. An arduous journey.

2. A clumsy or stupid person.

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[Yiddish shlepn, to drag, pull, from Middle Low German slpen; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]

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schlepper, schlepper, shlepper n.

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schlep [ʃlɛp]

vb schleps, schlepping, schlepped

to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty

n

1. a stupid or clumsy person

2. an arduous journey or procedure

[Yiddish, from German schleppen]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	schlep - (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person schlepper, shlep, shlepper Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script simpleton, simple - a person lacking intelligence or common sense
	2.	schlep - a tedious or difficult journey shlep journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another
Verb	1.	schlep - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" pull along, shlep drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal"

Translations

schlep, schlepp (US inf)

vt (= lug) → schleppen, mit sich (herum)schleppen

vi (= traipse) → latschen (inf), → sich schleppen; to schlep through the traffic → sich durch den Verkehr quälen

n

(= strenuous journey) → ermüdende Fahrt or Reise; (on foot) → ermüdender Weg

= schlepper