variants
or schlepp
or less commonly shlep
or shlepp
schlepped also shlepped; schlepping also shlepping
: to proceed or move especially slowly, tediously, awkwardly, or carelessly
Examples of schlep in a Sentence
We schlepped our luggage through the airport.
Recent Examples on the Web
One person who didn’t schlep it on the bus to the bash was GloRilla; if the tell-tale SUV parked outside the entrance with the license plate LE GOAT was anything to go off.
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
The design is coastal-modern, and the beach-club amenities (umbrellas, chairs, kayaks, paddleboards, and attendants who’ll schlep all your gear to the sand and deliver food and drink right to your lounge chair) give this an authentic resort feel.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Under the new law, stores can offer shoppers paper bags at checkout or consumers can use their own bags to schlep their purchases out the door.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
Had to schlep to the water well with jugs for water, jump in the river to bathe, start a fire for cold days.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
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Freya Drohan, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2024
The design is coastal-modern, and the beach-club amenities (umbrellas, chairs, kayaks, paddleboards, and attendants who’ll schlep all your gear to the sand and deliver food and drink right to your lounge chair) give this an authentic resort feel.
—Lila Harron Battis, Travel + Leisure, 9 Oct. 2024
Under the new law, stores can offer shoppers paper bags at checkout or consumers can use their own bags to schlep their purchases out the door.
—Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 25 Sep. 2024
Had to schlep to the water well with jugs for water, jump in the river to bathe, start a fire for cold days.
—Dalton Ross, EW.com, 4 Sep. 2024
See all Example Sentences for schlep
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“Schlep.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/schlep. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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