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- noun Plural form of
schlep .
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Examples
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As Kevin schleps our stuff back inside, Lindsay hands me Lucas.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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We're getting better at it--we know how to dress up a little nicer so we don't look like such schleps.
Mike Ragogna: Chatting With Cobra Starship's Ryland Blackinton, Plus Jimmy Jam and Jason Reeves, and The Real Tuesday Weld Video Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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Dickerson, grateful to have even a temp job, was taken on as a "lumper" -- someone who schleps boxes to and from trailers all day long.
The New Blue Collar: Temporary Work, Lasting Poverty And The American Warehouse 2011
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As Kevin schleps our stuff back inside, Lindsay hands me Lucas.
Chicken Soup for the Soul: New Moms Jack Canfield 2011
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We're getting better at it--we know how to dress up a little nicer so we don't look like such schleps.
Mike Ragogna: Chatting With Cobra Starship's Ryland Blackinton, Plus Jimmy Jam and Jason Reeves, and The Real Tuesday Weld Video Exclusive Mike Ragogna 2011
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Fellow students said this was typical—after all, the volunteer instructor schleps in from Brooklyn.
On or Off the Treadmill Anne Kadet 2011
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Virginia Tech schleps out and loses to James Madison, a lower-division school that plays with only six players on a each side and a uses a llama for a nose tackle.
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Mercifully, before he schleps them to Antarctica and Peru, Updike sends the widows back to Eastwick on an unlikely holiday rental of the old mansion that Van Horne left behind.
An Amazon.com Books Blog featuring news, reviews, interviews and guest author blogs. 2008
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The 21st season of the longest-running reality network reality show brought torrential rain, homophobic slurs and lots of schleps through the jungles of San Juan del Sur.
The Short List 2010
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My husband grumbles as he schleps the folding chairs from the basement, but beams when he looks across the full room at family and friends joining in song.
Why Is This Night Different From All Other Nights? | The Stiletto Gang The Stiletto Gang 2008
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