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schlep
orschlepp alsoshlep (shlĕp)Slangv.schlepped,schlep·ping,schleps orschlepped orschlepp·ing orschlepps alsoshlepped orshlep·ping orshleps
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.
schlep′per,shlep′per n.
American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
schlep
(ʃlɛp)orschlepp
vb,schleps,schleppingorschlepped
to drag or lug (oneself or an object) with difficulty
n
1.a stupid or clumsy person
2.an arduous journey or procedure
[Yiddish, from Germanschleppen]
Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014
schlep
shlep
(ʃlɛp)v.schlepped or shlepped, schlep•ping or shlep•ping,
n.Slang.v.t.
1. to carry with great effort; lug.
v.i. 2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously.
n. 3. a person who is slow or awkward.
4. a tedious journey.
[1920–25; < Yiddishshlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge; compare dial. Middle High Germansleppen < Middle Low German, Middle Dutchslēpen]
Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.
schlep
Past participle:schlepped
Gerund:schlepping
Imperative |
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schlep |
schlep |
Present |
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I schlep |
you schlep |
he/she/it schleps |
we schlep |
you schlep |
they schlep |
Preterite |
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I schlepped |
you schlepped |
he/she/it schlepped |
we schlepped |
you schlepped |
they schlepped |
Present Continuous |
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I am schlepping |
you are schlepping |
he/she/it is schlepping |
we are schlepping |
you are schlepping |
they are schlepping |
Present Perfect |
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I have schlepped |
you have schlepped |
he/she/it has schlepped |
we have schlepped |
you have schlepped |
they have schlepped |
Past Continuous |
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I was schlepping |
you were schlepping |
he/she/it was schlepping |
we were schlepping |
you were schlepping |
they were schlepping |
Past Perfect |
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I had schlepped |
you had schlepped |
he/she/it had schlepped |
we had schlepped |
you had schlepped |
they had schlepped |
Future |
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I will schlep |
you will schlep |
he/she/it will schlep |
we will schlep |
you will schlep |
they will schlep |
Future Perfect |
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I will have schlepped |
you will have schlepped |
he/she/it will have schlepped |
we will have schlepped |
you will have schlepped |
they will have schlepped |
Future Continuous |
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I will be schlepping |
you will be schlepping |
he/she/it will be schlepping |
we will be schlepping |
you will be schlepping |
they will be schlepping |
Present Perfect Continuous |
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I have been schlepping |
you have been schlepping |
he/she/it has been schlepping |
we have been schlepping |
you have been schlepping |
they have been schlepping |
Future Perfect Continuous |
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I will have been schlepping |
you will have been schlepping |
he/she/it will have been schlepping |
we will have been schlepping |
you will have been schlepping |
they will have been schlepping |
Past Perfect Continuous |
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I had been schlepping |
you had been schlepping |
he/she/it had been schlepping |
we had been schlepping |
you had been schlepping |
they had been schlepping |
Conditional |
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I would schlep |
you would schlep |
he/she/it would schlep |
we would schlep |
you would schlep |
they would schlep |
Past Conditional |
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I would have schlepped |
you would have schlepped |
he/she/it would have schlepped |
we would have schlepped |
you would have schlepped |
they would have schlepped |
Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
ThesaurusAntonymsRelated WordsSynonymsLegend:
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Noun | 1. | schlep - (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person Yiddish - a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script |
2. | schlep - a tedious or difficult journey journey,journeying - the act of traveling from one place to another | |
Verb | 1. | schlep - pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance; "Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?"; "She pulled along a large trunk" drag - pull, as against a resistance; "He dragged the big suitcase behind him"; "These worries were dragging at him" tow - drag behind; "Horses used to tow barges along the canal" |
Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.
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