Pronunciation: /ʃlɛp/
noun a tedious or difficult journey
A1 I had to schlep my heavy suitcase up three flights of stairs.
A2 She always complains about having to schlep her groceries home from the store.
B1 After a long day at work, the last thing I want to do is schlep all the way across town for a meeting.
B2 I don't mind the schlep to the airport if it means I get to go on vacation.
C1 The schlep to the conference was worth it once I heard the keynote speaker.
C2 Despite the long schlep to get there, the view from the mountaintop was breathtaking.
verb to carry or drag with great effort
A1 I schlep my backpack to school every day.
A2 She schlep her groceries home from the store.
B1 He schlep his luggage through the airport during his travels.
B2 They schlep all the equipment to set up for the event.
C1 The crew had to schlep heavy equipment up the mountain for the film shoot.
C2 Despite the rain, they continued to schlep the supplies to the campsite.
formal The employees had to schlep all the equipment to the conference room for the presentation.
informal I really don't want to schlep all the way to the store just to get some milk.
slang I can't believe you made me schlep all the way across town just to pick up your package.
figurative She felt like she had to schlep the weight of the world on her shoulders.
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