Definitions
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
- v. To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town.
- v. To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller.
- n. An arduous journey.
- n. A clumsy or stupid person.
Wiktionary
- v. To carry or to drag around.
- v. To go, as on an errand or task
- n. A long or burden laden journey.
- n. A boring person, a drag.
WordNet 3.0
- n. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
- v. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
- n. a tedious or difficult journey
Etymologies
- Yiddish shlepn, to drag, pull, from Middle Low German slēpen; see lei- in Indo-European roots.
Examples
“I told my husband that I will never again "schlep" around the house in rags.”
“If you're not familiar with the word schlep, in its noun form, it means arduous journey.”
“In another puzzle the clue "Lug Laboriously" led to the Yiddish word schlep.”
The Huffington Post: Harvey Gotliffe, Ph.D.: Glenn Back, Gay Avech
“ZARRELLA: The schlep was the talk of his grandparents 'retirement community.”
“ZARRELLA: The schlep was the talk of his grandparents 'retirement community -- so much so, a crowd of more than 100 packed a ballroom to hear his pitch.”
“ZARRELLA: The schlep was the talk of his grandparents 'retirement community, so much so a crowd of more than 100 packed a ballroom to hear his pitch.”
“Or, if you're a kosher cyclocrosser, you may "schlep" your bike over barriers and worry about whether your frame has adequate "schmutz clearance.”
Weight of the World: Shouldering Burdens, Rationalizing Decisions
“I didn't really need it; I just wanted to make him "schlep" it all the way to Brooklyn since it seemed like an appropriately intern-y thing to do.”
Keeping Up Appearances: Filling the House, Clearing the Bike Lane
“In order to personally learn something of the great pleasure to be had spending a few hours with Nicolle Rochelle, I urge everyone: make the 'schlep' to New Jersey.”
“GreatSchlep has also established a Facebook. com group that provides instructions on what to do and say when members "schlep" home to campaign for Obama on or around Columbus Day.”
The Washington Post: Jewish Democrats Asked to 'Schlep' Home for Obama
Lists
These user-created lists contain the word ‘schlep’.
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Yiddishkeit
There are a few short lists of Yiddish words, but none appropriate to the glory of the language, and none that are open. Thought I'd start one, and would love contributions. I'm tagging as I go, an...
schmuck, nosh, chutzpah, shtick, kvetch, oy vey, oy gevalt, shvitz, shtik, shiksa, putz, mensch and 94 more...
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February 2012
filiopietistic, bifurcate, enclave, wedlock, decadent, unduly, defunct, lapel, tumescent, capitulation, leaden, scintilla and 83 more...
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Shhh!
ashlar, flesh, shorn, haberdashery, mission, shackle, facial, passion, shuck, action, sheraton, cashew and 6 more...
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SAT Words
Words That May Have A High Chance Of Showing Up On The SAT
tachyphrasia, piquant, swill, Misogynist, quadrature, schlep, bodacious, eldritch, gainsay
bilby Ha, c_b. Feb 11, 2009
john "The Great Schlep aims to have Jewish grandchildren visit their grandparents in Florida, educate them about Obama, and therefore swing the crucial Florida vote in his favor." Sep 26, 2008
chained_bear "At dawn we schlepped." Feb 14, 2007