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to schlep

to schlep

7 9.9
To carry something heavy or awkward with effort
  • verb
  • /ʃlɛp/
  • Slang
translation icon : cargar (con)
  • Can you help me schlep this couch into the moving truck?
  • schlep a bag
  • schlep the kids
  • schlep around

If you're, you know, schlepping this with pizza, I'm sure they did OK.

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Examples

  • We had to schlep the heavy boxes up three flights of stairs.

  • She spent the afternoon schlepping bags of groceries from the car to the kitchen.

  • So the least you can do is schlep me somewhere.

    Sweet November (2001)

  • You want me to schlep it on my back?

    Requiem for a Dream (2000)

  • We'll just schlep them out.

    Outlaw Blues (1977)

  • Why schlep all the way to Spain?

    Little Fockers (2010)

  • Therefore, it is not a place to easily schlep a tripod and a great deal of equipment.

    Academic text (2008)

  • You schlep them upstairs, you undress them, you put them to bed.

    The Front Page (1974)

  • You see a guy in a suit schlepping his own suitcase down the platform, just like me.

    Evan Carmichael

  • I wake up bright and early and schlep from my dorm to the ferry and then to various modes of transportation.

    Blog text (28)

Synonyms

to drag
vsto schlep
704 2.0

To pull something along the ground with effort or force someone into a place unwillingly

centres on carrying or moving with effort, not on ground contact or coercion
to haul
vsto schlep
106 2.5

To pull something with effort, often slowly

is similar but typically describes simpler hand carrying or moving with effort
to cart
vsto schlep
36 2.3

To carry something, often heavy, from one place to another

means carrying or pulling by physical effort rather than planned transport
to tote
vsto schlep
  • US
30 6.0

To carry something heavy or awkward

also applies when objects are pulled or dragged, not only hand carriage
to lug
vsto schlep
21 4.4

To carry or drag something heavy with effort

focuses on carrying or pulling with effort rather than other movement types
to pull along
vsto schlep
4 3.0

To move something by dragging it with effort

is broader, also used for lifting or carrying rather than only dragging
to shlep
vsto schlep
  • Slang
9.9

To carry or pull something with effort when it is heavy

is represented here with the other accepted spelling
to lumber with
vsto schlep
7.7

To move slowly and awkwardly while carrying something heavy

means carrying or dragging with effort but not necessarily in a clumsy way

Antonyms

to lighten
26 2.5

To make a load or worry feel less heavy

How Hard

to haul
106 2.5
to lug
21 4.4
to schlep
  • Slang
7 9.9
to tote
  • US
30 6.0
to carry
∞ 1.0
to hold
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

schlep infinitive
schlepped past
schlepped past participle
schlepping present participle
schleps third person singular

Etymology

The verb schlep comes from Yiddish and the German schleppen, which means 'to drag', so to schlep something is to carry or pull it with effort — like you 'lug' or 'drag' a heavy bag.