schlep

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All our friends who guarded over the raffle ticket bag when we asked them, held onto our wallets, helped us schlep, and were just generally darlings all around

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  1. transitive verb To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town.
  2. intransitive verb To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller.
  3. noun An arduous journey.
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  • I might've looked like a schlep; nonetheless, far safer to kiss each and every ass that walked through the door. —  FSFMay2005
  • And as you dream of escaping to balmy skies and lounging on the beach, remember: the last burden you need schlep is too much luggage. —  Fashiontribes.com Fashion Blog - Style, Beauty, Luxury Lifestyle & Shopping
  • All our friends who guarded over the raffle ticket bag when we asked them, held onto our wallets, helped us schlep, and were just generally darlings all around —  NOGOODFORME.COM
  • "Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep," Brown said. —  BlogHer
  • But Americans who can't wait to see the movie will have to schlep their asses to SXSW, where they'll be able to see plenty of performances from actual bands, too, if they so desire. —  Pitchfork: Latest News
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  1. Yiddish shlepn, to drag, pull, from Middle Low German slēpen; see lei- in Indo-European roots.
 

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