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Noun: shlep  shlep
  1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
    - schlepper, shlepper, schlep [N. Amer, informal], schlepp [N. Amer, informal]
     
  2. A tedious or difficult journey
    - schlep [N. Amer, informal], schlepp [N. Amer, informal]
Verb: shlep (shlepped,shlepping)  shlep
  1. Walk pointlessly or tediously
    - traipse
     
  2. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
    "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?";
    - schlep [N. Amer, informal], pull along, schlepp [N. Amer, informal]

Derived forms: shlepping, shlepped, shleps

Type of: drag, journey, journeying, simple [archaic], simpleton, walk