schlep

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schlep

She had to schlep her heavy suitcase through the airport.

Definition

  1. Verb:

    • To carry or haul something with effort, especially something heavy or awkward.
    • To move or go somewhere, especially with effort or reluctance.

  2. Noun:

    • A tedious, difficult, or tiring journey.
    • (Informal, from Yiddish) An awkward, clumsy, or ineffectual person.
Usage and Examples

  • Verb:

    • I had to schlep all my luggage across the city by myself.
    • Do I really have to schlep all the way downtown for one meeting?
    • She schlepped the groceries up four flights of stairs.

  • Noun:

    • Getting to the remote village was a real schlep.
    • He's such a schlep; he's always dropping things and forgetting his keys.
Advanced Usage and Nuances
  • The word often implies a sense of burden, inconvenience, or reluctance associated with the action.
  • It is frequently used in informal contexts to complain humorously or express mild exasperation about a task.
  • (This emphasizes the tiring, logistical effort.)
Variants and Related Words
  • Schlepper (n): A direct derivative, synonymous with the noun meaning "an awkward or inept person."
  • Schleppy (adj, informal): Describing something as tedious, burdensome, or characteristic of a schlep.
    • It was a schleppy day full of errands.
Synonyms
  • Verb: Lug, haul, drag, carry, tote.
  • Noun (journey): Trek, haul, hike, ordeal.
  • Noun (person): Klutz, oaf, lug.
Phrasal Verbs / Common Collocations
  • To schlep (something) around: To carry something from place to place, often unnecessarily.
    • I've been schlepping this textbook around all week and haven't opened it once.
  • To schlep (oneself) somewhere: To make oneself go somewhere, often unwillingly.
    • I finally schlepped myself to the dentist.
Related Idioms
  • While not a formal idiom, the phrase "What a schlep!" is a common exclamation to describe a burdensome task or journey.
    • You have to take three buses to get there? What a schlep!
schlep

She had to schlep her heavy suitcase through the airport.

Noun
  1. a tedious or difficult journey
  2. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
Verb
  1. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
    • Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?
    • She pulled along a large trunk

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