verb
- to carry or drag something heavy or awkward with effort
- to walk or travel laboriously, especially a long distance
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
noun
- a tedious or difficult journey
- a person who is awkward or ineffectual
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Usage: informal; from Yiddish; sometimes derogatory
Examples
- I had to schlep all my luggage up three flights of stairs.
- She schlepped across town to deliver the package.
- It’s a real schlep to get to the airport from here.
- Don’t be such a schlep—help me move this furniture.
- We schlepped through the mud for miles.
- The daily schlep to work takes two hours each way.