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shlep
(shlĕp)v. & n. Slang
Variant of schlep.
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shlep
orshlepp
vb, n
a variant spelling of schlep
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schlep
shlep
(ʃlɛp)v. schlepped or shlepped, schlep•ping or shlep•ping,
n. Slang. v.t.
1. to carry with great effort; lug.
v.i. 2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.
n. 3. a person who is slow or awkward.
4. a tedious journey.
[1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge; compare dial. Middle High German sleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen]
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Past participle: shlepped
Gerund: shlepping
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Noun | 1. | shlep - (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person 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 |
2. | shlep - a tedious or difficult journey journey, journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another | |
Verb | 1. | shlep - walk or tramp about walk - use one's feet to advance; advance by steps; "Walk, don't run!"; "We walked instead of driving"; "She walks with a slight limp"; "The patient cannot walk yet"; "Walk over to the cabinet" |
2. | shlep - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" 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" |
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