SHLEP

schlep, shlep

(noun) a tedious or difficult journey

schlepper, shlepper, schlep, shlep

(noun) (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

shlep, schlep, pull along

(verb) pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; “Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?”; “She pulled along a large trunk”

traipse, shlep

(verb) walk or tramp about

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Noun

shlep (plural shleps)

Alternative form of schlep

Verb

shlep (third-person singular simple present shleps, present participle shlepping, simple past and past participle shlepped)

Alternative form of schlep

Anagrams

• Selph, helps, plesh

Source: Wiktionary



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