schlep
/ʃlɛp/
verb
- To carry or drag something heavy or awkward.
- She schlepped a bag of groceries home from the store.
- I had to schlep my suitcase up three flights of stairs.
- They schlepped the camping gear all the way to the lake.
- To go or travel somewhere with effort or inconvenience.
- He schlepped to the airport in a snowstorm.
- We had to schlep across town to get to the only open pharmacy.
- I don't want to schlep all the way to the mall just for one shirt.
noun
- A tedious or difficult journey.
- The drive to the cabin was a real schlep through the mountains.
- I'm not making that schlep again today.
- It's a long schlep from the parking lot to the stadium.
- A person who is clumsy, slow, or unimpressive.
- He's a nice guy, but a bit of a schlep when it comes to organizing things.
- Don't be such a schlep — hurry up!
- The new intern is a total schlep; he can't even file papers correctly.
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