shlep

shlep
1. noun
b) A sloppy or slovenly person.
2. verb
a) To lug or carry something laboriously, drag

We shlepped the groceries up the stairs.

b) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.

I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.


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  • shlep — ☆ shlep or shlepp [shlep ] n., vt., vi. shlepped, shlepping alt. sp. of SCHLEP …   English World dictionary

  • shlep — /shlep/, v.t., v.i., shlepped, shlepping, n. schlep. Also, shlepp. * * * …   Universalium

  • shlep — I noun 1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person • Syn: ↑schlepper, ↑shlepper, ↑schlep • Topics: ↑Yiddish • Hypernyms: ↑ …   Useful english dictionary

  • shlep — 1) schlepp vb a. to drag, haul, pull or carry b. to drag oneself, move or travel with difficulty. This is the Yiddish version of the German verb schleppen, meaning to drag. It has entered English slang via the American underworld and… …   Contemporary slang

  • shlep — or shlepp [[t]ʃlɛp[/t]] v. t. v. i. shlepped, shlep•ping, n. cvb sts schlep …   From formal English to slang

  • shlep — /ʃlɛp/ (say shlep) verb (t) (shlepped, shlepping) → schlep …  

  • shlep — variant of schlep …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • shlep — 1. n. dumb, annoying person 2. v. carry or haul something or somebody from place to place …   English slang

  • shlep — Go to schlep …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

  • schlep — /shlep/, v., schlepped, schlepping, n. Slang. v.t. 1. to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day. v.i. 2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day. n. 3. Also, schlepper. someone or something that …   Universalium

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