shlep

US: /ʃlɛp/ ,(shlep)

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

shlep or shlepp /ʃlɛp/   v., shlepped, shlep•ping, n. 

1. Slang Terms schlep.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

shlep  (shlep), v.t., v.i., shlepped, shlep•ping, n. 

1. Slang Terms schlep.

Also, shlepp. 

WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2025

schlep or shlep /ʃlɛp/   v., schlepped or shlepped, schlep•ping or shlep•ping, n. [Slang.]
v. 

1. Slang Terms to carry with great effort;
   lug:
   [~ + object] I don't want you to schlep that heavy suitcase.
2. Slang Terms [no object] to move slowly or with too much care.

n. [countable]

3. Slang Terms one who is slow or awkward.
4. an annoyingly awkward or slow journey:
   That's too big a schlep, going all the way downtown.

WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025

schlep  (shlep), v., schlepped, schlep•ping, n. [Slang.]
v.t. 

1. Slang Terms to carry;
   lug:
   to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.

v.i. 

2. Slang Terms to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously:
   We schlepped from store to store all day.

n. 

3. Slang Terms Also, schlep′per. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward;
   drag. Also, schlepp, shlep, shlepp. 

• Middle Low German, Middle Dutch slēpen; cognate with Middle High German, Old High German sleifen (German schleifen); akin to slip¹, slippery
• Middle High German dialect, dialectal sleppen
• Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge
• 1920–25