Definition of Schlep

1. Noun. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person.

Exact synonyms: Schlepper, Shlep, Shlepper
Category relationships: Yiddish
Generic synonyms: Simple, Simpleton

2. Verb. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance. "She pulled along a large trunk"
Exact synonyms: Pull Along, Shlep
Generic synonyms: Drag
Specialized synonyms: Tow

3. Noun. A tedious or difficult journey.
Exact synonyms: Shlep
Generic synonyms: Journey, Journeying

Definition of Schlep

1. Verb. (transitive) (slang) To carry or to drag around. ¹

2. Verb. (intransitive) (slang) To go, as on an errand or task ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive) (slang) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner. ¹

4. Noun. A long or burdensome journey. ¹

5. Noun. A boring person, a drag. ¹

6. Noun. A sloppy or slovenly person. ¹

7. Noun. A "pull" or influence ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Schlep

1. to lug or drag [v SCHLEPPED, SCHLEPPING, SCHLEPS]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Schlep

schizozoite
schizy
schizzier
schizziest
schizzy
schlager
schlagers
schlagsahne
schlammfieber
schlegelite
schlemaite
schlemiel
schlemiels
schlemihl
schlemihls
schlep (current term)
schlepp
schlepped
schlepper
schleppers
schlepping
schlepps
schleppy
schleps
schlich
schlichs
schliere
schlieren
schlieren method
schlieren photography

Literary usage of Schlep

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"schlep'pend, dragging. Schluss (Ger.) Conclusion, end; close, cadence... Schluss'fall, a cadence.. . Schluss'kadenz, final or closing cadence . ..."

2. A Course in Normal Histology: A Guide for Practical Instruction in Histology by Rudolf Krause (1913)
"A different picture presents itself in the epithelium of the mucous membrane (schlep). We first notice its great size. It consists of many more strata of ..."

3. Report. by Henry Phipps Institute (1906)
"Neither here nor in schlep- kow have I heard an animal cough during the whole year. I should say that this is a sign that none of the inoculated animals are ..."

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