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SHLEP
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A tedious or difficult journey
Synonyms:
schlep; shlep
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("shlep" is a kind of...):
journey; journeying (the act of traveling from one place to another)
Sense 2
Meaning:
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
Synonyms:
schlep; schlepper; shlep; shlepper
Classified under:
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)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
Example:
She pulled along a large trunk
Synonyms:
pull along; schlep; shlep
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
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
Sense 2
Meaning:
Walk or tramp about
Synonyms:
shlep; traipse
Classified under:
Verbs of walking, flying, swimming
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
