schlepp

schlep

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Transcription

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

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

Definitions of schlepp word

verb with object schlepp to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. 1
verb without object schlepp to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. 1
noun schlepp Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag. 1

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Origin of schlepp

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 Schlepp

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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schlepp 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.

According to our data about 59% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

schlepp usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for schlepp

verb schlepp

bring to — If you bring someone to when they are unconscious, you make them become conscious again.
bring — If you bring someone or something with you when you come to a place, they come with you or you have them with you.
carry — If you carry something, you take it with you, holding it so that it does not touch the ground.
cart — A cart is an old-fashioned wooden vehicle that is used for transporting goods or people. Some carts are pulled by animals.

noun schlepp

walk — to advance or travel on foot at a moderate speed or pace; proceed by steps; move by advancing the feet alternately so that there is always one foot on the ground in bipedal locomotion and two or more feet on the ground in quadrupedal locomotion.

All 34 Synonyms of schlepp