Definition of "schlep" [schlep]

• To carry clumsily or with difficulty; lug: schlepped a shopping bag around town. (verb-transitive)
• To move slowly or laboriously: schlepped around with the twins in a stroller. (verb-intransitive)
• An arduous journey. (noun)
• A clumsy or stupid person. (noun)

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• "I told my husband that I will never again "schlep" around the house in rags."
• "If you're not familiar with the word schlep, in its noun form, it means arduous journey."
• "In another puzzle the clue "Lug Laboriously" led to the Yiddish word schlep."