(also schlepp) verb (-pp-) (informal, especially AmE)
1 [V+adv./prep.] to go somewhere, especially if it is a slow, difficult journey, or you do not want to go:
The restaurant's supposed to be great but I don't feel like schlepping all the way out there.
2 [VN] to carry or pull sth heavy:
I'm not schlepping these suitcases all over town.
ORIGIN From Yiddish shlepn, 'to drag'.
schlep (also schlepp) noun [sing.]
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