Schlep is an English word with synonyms like shlep or simpleton. Below you'll find 3 example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Schlep meaning
- To carry, drag, or lug.
- To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task.
- To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
Using Schlep
- The main meaning on this page is: To carry, drag, or lug. | To go, as on an errand; to carry out a task. | To act in a slovenly, lazy, or sloppy manner.
- Useful related words include: shlep, schlepper, shlepper, simpleton.
- In the example corpus, schlep often appears in combinations such as: to schlep.
Context around Schlep
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23 words
- Position in the sentence: 0 start, 3 middle, 0 end
- Sentence types: 2 statements, 1 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Schlep
- In this selection, "schlep" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, single, comes and down stand out and add context to how "schlep" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include every single schlep comes out and have to schlep down to. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "schlep" sits close to words such as aaaaand, aaah and aacl, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with schlep
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
You have to schlep down to London, don’t you? (10 words)
Students could once again walk to basketball games on campus, having previously needed to schlep over seven miles south to the Scheels Arena. (23 words)
As soon as you start talking about doing that every single schlep comes out of the woodwork to talk about how it's not worth it because you can't get a job with the humanities. (36 words)
As soon as you start talking about doing that every single schlep comes out of the woodwork to talk about how it's not worth it because you can't get a job with the humanities. (36 words)
Students could once again walk to basketball games on campus, having previously needed to schlep over seven miles south to the Scheels Arena. (23 words)
You have to schlep down to London, don’t you? (10 words)
You have to schlep down to London, don’t you? (10 words)
Example sentences (3)
As soon as you start talking about doing that every single schlep comes out of the woodwork to talk about how it's not worth it because you can't get a job with the humanities.
You have to schlep down to London, don’t you?
Students could once again walk to basketball games on campus, having previously needed to schlep over seven miles south to the Scheels Arena.
Common combinations with schlep
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:
- to schlep 2×