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☆ schlep or schlepp (s̸hlep)

transitive verb schlepped, schlepping schlep′·ping

to carry, take, haul, drag, etc.

Etymology: < Yiddish shlepn, drag < MHG dial. sleppen < LowG slepen < IE base *(s)leub- > slip

intransitive verb

to go or move with effort; drag oneself

noun

an ineffectual person

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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