schlep

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.

(shlep)
also schlepp, shlep, shlepp

verb tr.
To drag or haul something.

verb intr.
To move clumsily or tediously.

noun
1. A tedious journey.
2. Someone who is slow or awkward.

Etymology
From Yiddish shlepn (to drag, pull) from Middle High German sleppen, from Middle Low German slepen.

Usage
"Ten years ago, in a hilarious short story called `The North London Book of the Dead', Will Self wrote about a grieving son who discovers with shock that his dead mother has merely moved to Crouch End, where she continues to bake chocolate-chip cookies, schlep around with bags from Barnes & Noble and telephone him at the office. Indeed, mum tells him, when people die they all move to less fashionable parts of London, where they keep on doing pretty much what they were doing when they were alive." — Elaine Showalter, Posthumous Parenting, The Guardian (London), Jun 17, 2000.

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verb

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

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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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