SHLEP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does shlep mean? 

• SHLEP (noun)
  The noun SHLEP has 2 senses:

1. (Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

2. a tedious or difficult journey

  Familiarity information: SHLEP used as a noun is rare.

• SHLEP (verb)
  The verb SHLEP has 2 senses:

1. walk or tramp about

2. pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

  Familiarity information: SHLEP used as a verb is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• SHLEP (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

schlep; schlepper; shlep; shlepper

Hypernyms ("shlep" is a kind of...):

simple; simpleton (a person lacking intelligence or common sense)

Domain category:

Yiddish (a dialect of High German including some Hebrew and other words; spoken in Europe as a vernacular by many Jews; written in the Hebrew script)

Sense 2

Meaning:

A tedious or difficult journey

Classified under:

Nouns denoting acts or actions

Synonyms:

schlep; shlep

Hypernyms ("shlep" is a kind of...):

journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)

• SHLEP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Walk or tramp about

Classified under:

Verbs of walking, flying, swimming

Synonyms:

shlep; traipse

Hypernyms (to "shlep" is one way to...):

walk (use one's feet to advance; advance by steps)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s PP

Sentence example:

The children shlep to the playground

Sense 2

Meaning:

Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Synonyms:

pull along; schlep; shlep

Context example:

She pulled along a large trunk

Hypernyms (to "shlep" is one way to...):

drag (pull, as against a resistance)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "shlep"):

tow (drag behind)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something