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Dictionary: schlep or schlepp also shlep (shlĕp) pronunciation Slang.
 

v., schlepped or schlepped also shlepped, schlep·ping or schlepp·ing shlep·ping, schleps or schlepps shleps.

v.tr.

To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town.

v.intr.

To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller.

n.
  1. An arduous journey.
  2. A clumsy or stupid person.

[Yiddish shlepn, to drag, pull, from Middle Low German slēpen.]

schlepper schlep'per or schlepp'er or shlep'per n.
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verb

    To move while supporting: bear, carry, convey, lug2, transport. Informal tote. See over/under.

 
WordNet: schlep
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The verb has one meaning:

Meaning #1: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
  Synonyms: shlep, pull along


 
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Dansk (Danish)
v. tr. - slæbe
v. intr. - slæbe på, slæbe sig
n. - slæb, besvær

Nederlands (Dutch)
klungel, zich voortslepen, rondslepen

Français (French)
v. tr. - traîner, trimbaler
v. intr. - se traîner
n. - (US) empoté, trotte

Deutsch (German)
v. - (sich) schleppen
n. - schwere Reise, mühsamer Weg, dummer Mensch

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - (καθομ.) κουβαλώ, δουλεύω σαν χαμάλης
n. - κουραστικό ταξίδι, κωθώνι, χαμαλίκι

Italiano (Italian)
opportunista, trascinare, trascinarsi, portare a mano

Português (Portuguese)
v. - mover(-se) ou executar de forma lenta ou tediosa
n. - lento

Русский (Russian)
ничтожество, дармоед, зануда, носить, таскать

Español (Spanish)
v. tr. - arrastrar, llevar con dificultad
v. intr. - moverse lentamente
n. - problema, trabajo duro

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - kånka, släpa på, släpa med sig, släpa sig fram
n. - tönt, jobbig person, resa

中文(简体)(Chinese (Simplified))
携带, 搬运, 拖, 拖拉行进, 笨蛋, 乞丐, 无用的人, 小偷

中文(繁體)(Chinese (Traditional))
v. tr. - 攜帶, 搬運, 拖
v. intr. - 拖拉行進
n. - 笨蛋, 乞丐, 無用的人, 小偷

한국어 (Korean)
v. tr. - ~을 나르다
v. intr. - 발을 질질 끌며 걷다, 느릿느릿 움직이다
n. - 무능한 사람, 멍청이, 먼 여행

日本語 (Japanese)
v. - 運ぶ, 骨折って行く
n. - 無能なやつ, 大変な旅

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يسير ببطء و تلكأ, يحمل, يسحل (الاسم) شىء بطيء أو متعب‏

עברית (Hebrew)
v. tr. - ‮סחב, גרר‬
v. intr. - ‮עבד בלי להשקיע מאמץ‬
n. - ‮מסע מעייף, מרחק רב, בטלן, טיפש, אדם לא-כשיר‬


 
 
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