schlep

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [shlep]
- /ʃlɛp/
- /ʃlep/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [shlep]
- /ʃlɛp/

Definitions of schlep word

verb with object schlep to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. 1
verb without object schlep to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. 1
noun schlep Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag. 1
intransitive verb schlep traipse 1
verb schlep If you schlep something somewhere, you take it there although this is difficult or inconvenient. 0
verb schlep If you schlep somewhere, you go there. 0

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Origin of schlep

First appearance:

before 1920

One of the 12% newest English words

1920-25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intransitive) trudge < Middle High German dialect sleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen; cognate with Middle High German, Old High German sleifen (German schleifen); akin to slip1, slippery

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Parts of speech for Schlep

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Schlep

schlep popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 63% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

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Synonyms for schlep

noun schlep

bull in a china shop — If you say that someone rushes into a situation like a bull in a china shop, you are critical of them because they do not stop to think, and are insensitive to other people's feelings.
butterfingers — a person who drops things inadvertently or fails to catch things
clunker — If you describe a machine, especially a car, as a clunker, you mean that it is very old and almost falling apart.
duffer — Informal. a plodding, clumsy, incompetent person. a person inept or inexperienced at a specific sport, as golf.
foozle — act of foozling, especially a bad stroke in golf.

All 6 Synonyms of schlep