Meaning

(transitive) To carry, drag, or lug..

Definitions by Sense

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

Example Sentences

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

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

Yet what does the universe do to me? It schleps me to Sherwood Forest—and a Sherwood Forest like spotlessly sans Kevin Costner, no less—and then schleps me to your house, then schleps me to God—and I do mean God—knows where, […]

My son has a terrible marriage. His lazy wife lies in bed all morning and doesn't even make him breakfast. Then she spends the afternoon at the beauty parlor, and as soon as my son gets home from a hard day's work, she shleps him out to a restaurant. My daughter, on the other hand, has a perfect marriage. Her husband lets her sleep late in the morning, insists that she go to the beauty parlor, and then takes her out to dinner every night.

Schlepping is Yiddish for "toting or dragging around," and a quintessentially New York City kind of term. New Yorkers schlep food, household goods, and any conceivable purchase on the subways, up the stairs, on elevators, and on buses. Some also schlep goods on bicycles and motor scooters. Whichever downtown you choose, you'll practice your own version of schlepping.

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.

It’s impossible to find harmony in an outfit when you have to schlep five kilos of kit with you in order to manage the post-workout transformation. Of course, I could change at work. But this would entail using the office showers. And I would sooner venture into Mordor.

I schlepped down to the store for some milk.

Word Forms

• schleps
• schlepping
• schlepped
• schlepp
• shlep
• shlepp

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