schlepp

/ʃlɛp/

schlepp is the alternative form of schlep.

Meaning of schlep

Verb

schlep (third-person singular simple present schleps, present participle schlepping, simple past and past participle schlepped)

(Jewish, informal, slang, transitive) To carry, drag, or lug.
- I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.
(Jewish, informal, intransitive, slang) To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
- I schlepped down to the store for some milk.
(Jewish, informal, intransitive, slang) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
- I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.
Synonyms:

schlump

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Forms of schlepp

Verb
third-person singular present	schlepps
present participle	schlepping
past participle	schlepped
past	schlepped
Noun
plural	schlepps

Origin of schlepp

From Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn, “to drag”), from Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slêpen, from or related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare German schleppen (“to haul”) and its inherited doublet schleifen (“to drag”), Dutch slepen (“to drag”), Danish slæbe (“to haul”).

Words that rhyme with schlepp

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Questions about schlepp

What is schlepp the alternative form of?: Schlepp is the alternative form of schlep.
How do you pronounce schlepp?: Schlepp is pronounced /ʃlɛp/.

Words near schlepp in the dictionary

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Last updated: 2026-09-02

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