Meaning & use
Schlep
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To carry, drag, or haul something heavy or cumbersome, often with effort or reluctance.
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I had to schlep my luggage up four flights of stairs with no elevator.
We schlepped across town just to find the store was closed.
A note on using this word
Borrowed from Yiddish "shlepn," this word is a staple of informal American English, especially in cities with a strong Jewish immigrant history.
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