schlepped

Dragged with effort

Schlepped is the past tense of schlep, a Yiddish-derived verb meaning to carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome: I schlepped groceries up four flights of stairs.

It also means to make a tedious journey: We schlepped all the way across town for nothing.

The word conveys effort and inconvenience.

hauling

lug

Tote with effort

  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • toteLarge open bag
  • dragResistance through fluid

cart · heft · carry · shoulder · manhandle · hoist · ferry · transport · move · shift

burdensome

cumbersome

Awkwardly heavy or bulky

awkward · weighty · onerous · taxing · exhausting · tiring · grueling · arduous · backbreaking · laborious

yiddish

kvetch

Habitual grumbler

kibitz · klutz · tchotchke · mensch · bubbe · schmooze · shtick · tuchus · verklempt · plotz

trudging

trudge

Walk slowly, heavily

  • slogLaborious persistent effort
  • plodMove slowly, heavily
  • traipseWalk wearily or reluctantly

trek · hike · lumber · shuffle · journey · commute · travel · make one's way · go the distance · long haul

Opposites
effort and burden

schleppedglided

Moved without apparent effort

breezed · floated · sailed · coasted · whisked

speed and manner

schleppeddarted

Moved suddenly, swiftly

dashed · zipped · sprinted · rushed · hurried

action vs. inaction

schleppedleft

Departed or portside

abandoned · ditched · dropped · left behind · jettisoned

Family

schlepp, schlepping, schlepper, schleppers

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Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G