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schleppen.

to tow; to haul; to drag

9 characters2 syllables approx.Deutsch language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈʃlɛpən/
  1. to tow; to haul; to drag

    transitive · weak
  2. to carry (something heavy); to hump

    transitive · weak
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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