verb
- carrying or dragging something heavy or awkward with effort
- traveling or moving somewhere, especially with difficulty or reluctance
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Usage: informal; from Yiddish
Examples
- I spent the morning schlepping boxes up three flights of stairs.
- She’s always schlepping her heavy backpack around campus.
- We were schlepping through the airport with all our luggage.
- He’s tired of schlepping downtown for meetings every day.
- Stop schlepping that old suitcase and buy a new one with wheels.
- They spent hours schlepping equipment to the campsite.