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schlep

schlep

2 9.9
A long, tiring trip that takes a lot of effort
  • noun
  • /ʃlɛp/
  • Slang
translation icon : trayecto pesado
  • Moving all the furniture across town was a major schlep, and it took us all day.

That just seems like a whole schlep and a big mess.

Examples

  • He understood her hair and it was worth the schlep to Brooklyn.

    Fiction book (1994)

  • It's a bit of a schlep, yeah, but I can show you 'cause I have a delivery out that way.

    Werewolves Within (2021)

  • I would set up their coffee, schlep tables, haul trash, repair furniture, listen to their stories, and do whatever else a staff member or old person might ask of me.

    Fiction book (1996)

  • "It was easier to get here than Giants Stadium," said Mike Hammam, 21, of Manhattan, of the schlep to the Meadowlands, where the Nets, the borough's new team, had long played.

    Blog text (16)

  • The hike to the cabin was quite a schlep, but the view made it worth the effort.

  • After the long schlep to the festival, we were exhausted but excited to start the fun.

Synonyms

trudge
vsschlep
1 6.3

A long, tiring walk that you make with difficulty

applies more broadly to any difficult journey not only walking
shlep
vsschlep
  • Slang
9.9

A long tiring trip that is difficult or inconvenient

is the general term for any effortful or difficult trip

Antonyms

smooth sailing
  • Informal
16 2.7

An easy time with no problems

How Difficult

ordeal
137 4.8
to trek
9 3.9
schlep
  • Slang
2 9.9
trip
∞ 1.0
stroll
92 1.2

Surface Forms

schlep singular
schleps plural

Etymology

Schlep comes from Yiddish and an old German verb schleppen meaning 'to drag'. So a schlep is a trip that feels long and tiring, like you are being dragged along.