shlepped
Dragged with effort
Shlepped is the past tense of schlep, a Yiddish-derived verb meaning to carry or drag something heavy or cumbersome, or to make a tedious journey: I shlepped groceries up four flights of stairs, We shlepped all the way across town for nothing.
The word conveys effort and inconvenience.
Also spelled schlepped.
Carried laboriously
- draggedPulled heavily along
- cartedTransported by vehicle
- heavedLifted or threw laboriously
- hauledTransported with effort
toted · carried · transported · moved · hoisted · trundled · portaged · humped
Traveled laboriously on foot
- ploddedWalked laboriously
- sloggedLabored persistently onward
- traipsedWalked aimlessly about
- trampedWalked with heavy steps
hiked · trudged · shuffled · lumbered · dragged · clomped · marched · wandered
Requiring considerable effort
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
- tiringCausing fatigue
wearisome · tedious · backbreaking · draining · taxing · fatiguing · toilsome · strenuous
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
- resentfullyWith bitter indignation
halfheartedly · unenthusiastically · obligated · forced · dreading · complaining · grumbling · protesting
lugged
Carried laboriously
hauled · toted · carried · transported · moved · hoisted · trundled · portaged · humped · manhandled
trekked
Traveled laboriously on foot
tramped · hiked · trudged · shuffled · lumbered · dragged · clomped · marched · wandered · journeyed
laborious
Requiring considerable effort
- exhaustingDepleting one's stamina
- gruelingExtremely tiring and demanding
- arduousDemanding strenuous effort
tiring · wearisome · tedious · backbreaking · draining · taxing · fatiguing · toilsome · strenuous · burdensome
grudgingly
With reluctant compliance
- unwillinglyWithout wanting to
- begrudginglyWith unwilling acceptance
- reluctantlyWith obvious unwillingness
resentfully · halfheartedly · unenthusiastically · obligated · forced · dreading · complaining · grumbling · protesting · dragging feet