Schlep

Quick meaning: Schlep is a verb meaning (transitive) To carry, drag, or lug.

Meaning

(transitive) To carry, drag, or lug.

More Meanings

1. (intransitive) To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
2. (intransitive) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
3. A long or burdensome journey.
4. A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person.
5. A sloppy or slovenly person.
6. A “pull” or influence.

Example Sentences

I schlepped down to the store for some milk.

I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.

Queen Elizabeth will schlep along 95 pieces of baggage on her trip here.

We find that what people think is secondary in importance to how people think. What people think, in our opinion, the what, should be viewed as a vehicle that schleps—scientific language—that schleps the how.

Word Forms

• schleps
• schlepping
• schlepped
• schlepp

Synonyms for schlep

Depending on context, synonyms include schlump, shlep.

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include shlep, lug, schlepp, shlepp, haul, lurry.

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