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The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.
Caroline Knapp

Meaning of "schlep" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD SCHLEP

Yiddish, from German schleppen.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF SCHLEP

schlep  [ʃlɛp] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF SCHLEP

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Schlep is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb schlep in English.

WHAT DOES SCHLEP MEAN IN ENGLISH?

schlep

List of English words of Yiddish origin

This is a list of words that have entered the English language from the Yiddish language, many of them by way of American English. There are differing approaches to the romanisation of Yiddish orthography and the spelling of some of these words may therefore be variable. Many of these words are more common in the US entertainment industry, via vaudeville, the Catskills/Borscht Belt, and Hollywood. Others are more regionally oriented, e.g., in the New York City metropolitan area. A number of Yiddish words also entered English via large Jewish communities in Britain, particularly London, where Yiddish has influenced the Cockney dialect. A number of Yiddish words are related to Hebrew, Germanic or Slavic forms, and some words of those origins have entered English via Yiddish.

Definition of schlep in the English dictionary

The first definition of schlep in the dictionary is to drag or lug with difficulty. Other definition of schlep is a stupid or clumsy person. Schlep is also an arduous journey or procedure.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO SCHLEP

PRESENT

Present
I schlep
you schlep
he/she/it schleps
we schlep
you schlep
they schlep
Present continuous
I am schleping
you are schleping
he/she/it is schleping
we are schleping
you are schleping
they are schleping
Present perfect
I have schleped
you have schleped
he/she/it has schleped
we have schleped
you have schleped
they have schleped
Present perfect continuous
I have been schleping
you have been schleping
he/she/it has been schleping
we have been schleping
you have been schleping
they have been schleping
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I schleped
you schleped
he/she/it schleped
we schleped
you schleped
they schleped
Past continuous
I was schleping
you were schleping
he/she/it was schleping
we were schleping
you were schleping
they were schleping
Past perfect
I had schleped
you had schleped
he/she/it had schleped
we had schleped
you had schleped
they had schleped
Past perfect continuous
I had been schleping
you had been schleping
he/she/it had been schleping
we had been schleping
you had been schleping
they had been schleping
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will schlep
you will schlep
he/she/it will schlep
we will schlep
you will schlep
they will schlep
Future continuous
I will be schleping
you will be schleping
he/she/it will be schleping
we will be schleping
you will be schleping
they will be schleping
Future perfect
I will have schleped
you will have schleped
he/she/it will have schleped
we will have schleped
you will have schleped
they will have schleped
Future perfect continuous
I will have been schleping
you will have been schleping
he/she/it will have been schleping
we will have been schleping
you will have been schleping
they will have been schleping
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would schlep
you would schlep
he/she/it would schlep
we would schlep
you would schlep
they would schlep
Conditional continuous
I would be schleping
you would be schleping
he/she/it would be schleping
we would be schleping
you would be schleping
they would be schleping
Conditional perfect
I would have schlep
you would have schlep
he/she/it would have schlep
we would have schlep
you would have schlep
they would have schlep
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been schleping
you would have been schleping
he/she/it would have been schleping
we would have been schleping
you would have been schleping
they would have been schleping
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you schlep
we let´s schlep
you schlep
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to schlep
Past participle
schleped
Present Participle
schleping
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH SCHLEP


Alep
alɛp
Haleb
ˈhalɛp
kelep
ˈkɛlɛp
salep
ˈsælɛp
schlepp
ʃlɛp
shlep
ʃlɛp

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE SCHLEP

schlager
Schlegel
Schleiermacher
schlemiel
schlemihl
schlepp
schlepper
schleppy
Schlesien
Schlesinger
Schleswig
Schleswig-Holstein
schlich
Schlick
Schlieffen
Schlieffen Plan
Schliemann
schliere
schlieren
schlieren photography

WORDS THAT END LIKE SCHLEP

asleep
cep
deep
dubstep
ep
Gaziantep
Jeep
julep
keep
mint julep
prep
rep
sheep
sleep
step
step by step
step-by-step
sweep
the deep
yep

Synonyms and antonyms of schlep in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «schlep» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF SCHLEP

Find out the translation of schlep to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of schlep from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «schlep» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

拖带
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

schlep
570 millions of speakers

English

schlep
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

schlep
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

تلكأ
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

подонок
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

schlep
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

schlep
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

schlep
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Schlep
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

schlep
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

骨の折れる仕事
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

schlep
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Schlep
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

schlep
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

schlep
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

स्केल
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

sürüklemek
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

schlep
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

schlep
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

покидьок
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

schlep
30 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Greek

schlep
15 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Afrikaans

schlepp
14 millions of speakers
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Translator English - Swedish

KÅNKA
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

schlep
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of schlep

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLEP»

The term «schlep» is regularly used and occupies the 60.929 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «SCHLEP» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about schlep

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4 QUOTES WITH «SCHLEP»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word schlep.
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Helen Gurley Brown
Nearly every glamorous, wealthy, successful career woman you might envy now started out as some kind of schlep.
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Ken Goldberg
The Web meant that I didn't have to schlep a whole bunch of stuff to a museum and fight with all their constraints and make something that, in the end, only 150 people would actually get out to see. Instead, I could put something together in my lab and make it accessible to the world.
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Caroline Knapp
The clothes are different: pre-dog, I used to be very finicky and self-conscious about how I looked; now I schlep around in the worst clothing - big heavy boots, baggy old sweaters, a hooded down parka from L.L. Bean that makes me look like an astronaut.
4
Ellen Muth
Oh, she didn't schlep me. I schlepped her, actually. I was the one who wanted to be an actress.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «SCHLEP»

Discover the use of schlep in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to schlep and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Nosh, Schlep, Schluff: Babyiddish
Rhyming text introduces young readers to Yiddish words.
Laurel Snyder, 2011
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Yiddish with Dick and Jane
In text that captures the unque rhythms of the original Dick and Jane readers, and in 35 all-new illustrations, a story unfolds in which Dick and Jane--hero and heroine of the classic books for children that generations of Americans have ...
Ellis Weiner, Barbara Davilman, 2007
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[DS] Drum-Session (EN)
Daniel Schlep plays the Drums and the Cajon, is a teacher and author.
Daniel Schlep
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Schlep: A 6-Point System to Help You Enjoy Life to 120
George Pollock. Dr. Snyderman urges regular check-ups and screenings. Dr. Hadler writes that the annual physical exam is "entirely useless" and all those screenings for various cancers and heart diseases can cause more harm than help.
George Pollock
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Cassell's Dictionary of Slang
schlep n.' |1930s+] (orig. US) 1 a general term of abuse. 2 an ordinary working person. [Yid. schlep] schlep n.z (also shlap, shlep) [1960s+] a long and unappealing distance, [schlep(p) v.J schlep(p) v. (also schlap, shlap, shlep(p)) [ 1920s+] 1 to ...
Jonathon Green, 2005
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Schlep
"SCHLEP" is an epic road trip travel book which follows Izzy Koatz as he makes his annual trip along Route 66, to sell his ideas to Hollywood.
D'Philip Chalmers, 2010
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Meshuggenary: Celebrating the World of Yiddish
chlemiel • schlep • schlimazel • schlock • schlub • schlump • schlumperdik • schmaltz • schmaltzy • schmatte • schmeichcl • schmegegge • schmendrick chmo • schmuck • schmutz • schmutzik • schnook • schnorrcr • schnoz • sc • fanrefctunyancr ...
Sol Steinmetz, Payson R. Stevens, 2002
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Please Hold Thumbs: A Not-So-Round Trip to South Africa
On the tour buses, it quickly became just one schlep after another. Want to go to a luau? Hop on the bus so they can schlep you to King Cmonawannalaya's Authentic Luau Smorgasbord. They schlep you to your table. They schlep you to the ...
Scott Cherney, 2009
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Retire Downtown: The Lifestyle Destination for Active ...
New Yorkers schlep food, household goods, and any conceivable purchase on the subways, up the stairs, on elevators, and on buses. Some also schlep goods on bicycles and motor scooters. Whichever downtown you choose, you'll practice  ...
Ezell, Kyle, 2006
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The Syntax of Time
Consider the VP schlep your suitcase. When you schlep a suitcase, the part structure of the suitcase does not provide a suitable measure for the success of your action. More importantly, suitcases that are being schlepped do not provide  ...
Jacqueline Guéron, Jacqueline Lecarme, 2004

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «SCHLEP»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term schlep is used in the context of the following news items.
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5 new IKEA products that are so worth the schlep
Time to start mentally preparing for your next IKEA trip. The Swedish home goods store revealed its 2016 line on Wednesday, which is scheduled to be available ... «Today.com, Jul 15»
2
You don't have to schlep from place to place to plan your perfect …
You don't have to schlep from place to place to plan your perfect wedding. share this. Attention KZN brides to be: Africa's biggest bridal event is heading your ... «Women24, Jun 15»
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Couple prepare for charity schlep after birth of their 'miracle baby'
A young Hendon couple are set to walk 79 miles around London in three days to raise money to tackle a little-known disease that almost left the family without a ... «Jewish News, Jun 15»
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Schlep & Fetch: Delivering Anything and Everything, On Demand
On-demand, delivery startup Schlep and Fetch (www.schlepandfetch.com) wants to be the place you contact first to get practically anything delivered for you, ... «socalTech.com, May 15»
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The Social Commute: How the Big Schlep Is Changing the Way New …
Monday, it's dinner on the Lower East Side. Wednesday, it's drinks in Williamsburg. Saturday, there's yoga in Park Slope, a play date in Sunnyside, and a party in ... «New York Observer, May 15»
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Macy's first discount store to open this fall in NYC
Forget schlepping up to Woodbury Commons: More outlets are bringing the discounts to New York City. Macy's Inc. announced Tuesday that it will open its first ... «Crain's New York Business, May 15»
7
Surviving the Subway Schlep
Let's face it, public transit leaves a lot to be desired. Many men and women spend hours of every day traversing the subway, bus or light rail to get around the city ... «Branding Magazine, May 15»
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Republican contenders schlep to Vegas to woo growing Jewish …
Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz on the Republican Jewish Coalition: “unless you're a blithering idiot', say 'We should stand with Israel'. Photograph: ... «The Guardian, Apr 15»
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The schlep to IKEA can be a disaster for relationships
In therapy, so many couples mention fighting while shopping at IKEA or while assembling what they buy there that clinical psychologist Ramani Durvasula has ... «MarketWatch, Apr 15»
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Tourists spend thousands of dollars to schlep to Bhutan when they …
The architecture at the University of Texas at El Paso owes a lot to the Himalayan Kingdom of Bhutan. It all dates back to a National Geographic article in 1914. «PRI, Apr 15»

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