SHLEP
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)
Meaning:
(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
shlepper; shlep; schlepper; schlep
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)
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)
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
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 examples:
Can you shlep this bag of potatoes upstairs? / 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
