schlep
noun [S] (also schlepp) /ʃlep/ mainly US informalDefinition
› something that takes a lot of effort to do: It's a real schlep getting it all home.Complicated and difficult to doDifficult to understand
(Definition of schlep noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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Synonyms and related words:
- advanced adjective
- ambitious adjective
- arduous adjective
- as much as you can do idiom
- at a push idiom
- fiddly adjective
- fiendish adjective
- fierce adjective
- formidable adjective
- get blood out of/from a stone idiom
- obdurate adjective
- obstinate adjective
- onerous adjective
- painstaking adjective
- problematic adjective
- tough adjective (DIFFICULT)
- toughen verb (GET DIFFICULT)
- tricky adjective (DIFFICULT)
- unresolved adjective
- unsolved adjective
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