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   schlep

   /ʃlɛp/

   verb

   • 1. haul or carry (something heavy or awkward): "she schlepped her groceries home"
   • ▪ (of a person) go or move reluctantly or with effort: "I would have preferred not to schlep all the way over there to run an errand"

   noun

   • 1. a tedious or difficult journey: "a rush hour schlep to the airport and back"
   • 2. another term for schlepper

   Word Origin early 20th century (as a verb): from Yiddish shlepn ‘drag’, from Middle High German sleppen.

   Scrabble Points: 13

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