schlep
noun
1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
Similar word(s): schlepper, shlep
Definition categories: person, simple, simpleton
2. a tedious or difficult journey
Similar word(s): shlep
Definition categories: act, journey, journeying
Sentences with schlep as a noun:
- Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.
- He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.
verb
1. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
Similar word(s): shlep
Definition categories: contact, drag
Sentences with schlep as a verb:
- I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.
- I schlepped down to the store for some milk.
- I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.