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shlep

noun verb

A tedious or difficult journey

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Word Facts

Word length
5
Starts with
S
Ends with
P
Contains
HL
Scrabble score
10

How it sounds

Pronunciation

ʃlɛp

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Meaning

Definitions

noun

  1. A tedious or difficult journey

noun

  1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

verb

  1. Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

    “Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?”

verb

  1. Walk or tramp about

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Example Sentences

Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs?
She pulled along a large trunk

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