schlepps

Drags with effort

Schlepps is the third-person singular of schlep, meaning to drag, haul, or carry something cumbersome: She schlepps groceries up four flights of stairs.

From Yiddish, the word emphasizes effort and inconvenience.

It can also mean to travel or move tediously: He schlepps across town every day for work.

effortful

laborious

Requiring considerable effort

taxing · grueling · exhausting · draining · toilsome · backbreaking · strenuous · demanding · burdensome · tiring

hauling

lug

Tote with effort

  • dragResistance through fluid
  • haulPull or carry laboriously
  • cartVehicle for hauling

tote · carry · heave · tow · hoist · trundle · convey · transport · maneuver · shift

trudging

slog

Laborious persistent effort

  • trekArduous overland journey
  • plodMove slowly, heavily
  • traipseWalk wearily or reluctantly

trudge · lumber · shuffle · hike · march · journey · commute · travel · wander · footsore

reluctant

unwilling

Opposed to participating

dreary · monotonous · chore · errand · drudgery · hassle · nuisance · bother · drag · grind

Opposites
manner of carrying/transporting

schleppswhisks

Implements for stirring

zips · glides · sweeps · spirits away · dashes

manner of movement/travel

schleppsglides

Moves smoothly, frictionlessly

zips · zooms · darts · speeds · rushes

effort and burden

schleppscoasts

Edges of continents

cruises · floats · eases · flows · skips

Phrases
Family

schlep, schlepp, schleps, schlepped, schlepping, schlepper, schleppers

Familiarity
Top 500,000
Profile
Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G