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- US Pronunciation
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- [shlep]
- /ʃlɛp/
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- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
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- [shlep]
- /ʃlɛp/
Definitions of shlep word
- verb with object shlep to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. 1
- verb without object shlep to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. 1
- noun shlep Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag. 1
- abbreviation SHLEP schlep 0
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Origin of shlep
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 Shlep
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
shlep popularity
A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 61% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 60% 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.
shlep usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for shlep
verb shlep
- freighted — goods, cargo, or lading transported for pay, whether by water, land, or air.
- gunned — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- gunning — a weapon consisting of a metal tube, with mechanical attachments, from which projectiles are shot by the force of an explosive; a piece of ordnance.
- humped — having a hump.
- humping — a rounded protuberance, especially a fleshy protuberance on the back, as that due to abnormal curvature of the spine in humans, or that normally present in certain animals, as the camel or bison.
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