schlep

Meanings

Plural: schleps

Noun

(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
a tedious or difficult journey
A long or burdensome journey.
A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person.
A sloppy or slovenly person.
A “pull” or influence.

Verb

pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
To carry, drag, or lug.
To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.

Origin / Etymology

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”).

Synonyms

pull along, schlepper, schlump, shlep, shlepper

Scrabble Score: 13

schlep is a valid Scrabble (US) TWL word
schlep is a valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
schlep is a valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary

Words With Friends Score: 15

schlep is a valid Words With Friends word