English

Etymology
From Yiddish ש�עפּ�, to drag; from High German schleppen to drag.

Alternative spellings
shlep

Verb
en-verb|schlep|p|ing

1. transitive To carry or to drag around.

#: I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.

1. intransitive To go, as on an errand or task

#: I schlepped down to the store for some milk.

Noun
en-noun

1. A long or burden laden journey.

#: Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.

Derived terms
schlepper

it:schlep
ru:schlep
vi:schlep

• 2007-06-28 10:37 - Hippietrail - /* Etymology */ etymologies do not take context labels - those are for definitions

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