schleppen.
to tow; to haul; to drag
Meaning & usage
to tow; to haul; to drag
to carry (something heavy); to hump
Where this word comes from
From Middle High German slepen, from Middle Low German slēpen, related to Old High German sleifen (“to drag”) and slifan (“to slip”), from Proto-West Germanic *sleupan. Compare native High German schleifen, Dutch slepen, Yiddish שלעפּן (shlepn) and English schlep.
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