Word Study
shlep
WORDNET DICTIONARY
Noun shlep has 2 senses
- shlep(n = noun.person) schlep, schlepper, shlepper - (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person; Array is a kind of simple, simpleton
- shlep(n = noun.act) schlep - a tedious or difficult journey; Array is a kind of journey, journeying
Verb shlep has 2 senses
- shlep(v = verb.motion) traipse - walk or tramp about; Array is one way to walk
- shlep(v = verb.contact) pull along, 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" is one way to drag
Sample sentence:
The children shlep to the playground
Sample sentences:
Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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