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shlep

  [shlep] verb (used with object), verb (used without object), shlepped, shlep⋅ping, noun
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schlep.
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schlep

  [shlep] verb, schlepped, schlep⋅ping, noun Slang.
–verb (used with object)
1. to carry; lug: to schlep an umbrella on a sunny day.
–verb (used without object)
2. to move slowly, awkwardly, or tediously: We schlepped from store to store all day.
–noun
3. Also, schlepper. someone or something that is tedious, slow, or awkward; drag.
Also, schlepp, shlep, shlepp.

Origin:
1920–25; < Yiddish shlepn to pull, drag, (intrans.) trudge < MHG dial. sleppen < MLG, MD slēpen; c. MHG, OHG sleifen (G schleifen); akin to slip 1 , slippery
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schlep or schlepp also shlep   (shlěp)   
v.   schlepped also shlepped, schlep·ping or schlepp·ing also shlep·ping, schleps or schlepps also shleps

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.

[Yiddish shlepn, to drag, pull, from Middle Low German slēpen; see lei- in Indo-European roots.]
schlep'per, schlepp'er, shlep'per n.
shlep   (shlěp)   
v.   & n. Slang
Variant of schlep.
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