Definition of "schlep" in Englisch

verb

1. (transitive) To carry, drag, or lug.

   • I'm exhausted after schlepping those packages around all day.

2. (intransitive) To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.

   • I schlepped down to the store for some milk.

3. (intransitive) To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.

   • I just schlepped around the house on Sunday.

noun

1. A long or burdensome journey.

   • Sure you can go across town to get that, but it'd be a schlep.

2. A boring person, a drag; a good-for-nothing person.

3. A sloppy or slovenly person.

4. A “pull” or influence.

   • He must have had a lot of schlep to get such good seats.