See Also: schlep(1)(dictionary)
schlep(2)(dictionary)
schlep(dictionary)
shattering(1)(dictionary)
shattering(2)(dictionary)
schlep(dictionary)
shattering(dictionary)
earth-shattering(dictionary)

shattering(2) (iou) and schlep (oh)


shattering(2) (iou)



shattering noun. E17.
[from SHATTER verb + -ING1.]
The action of SHATTER verb; an instance of this; a shattered piece or fragment.
Athenaeum The sudden shattering of his belief in a miraculous apparition.

schlep (oh)



[T] AmE informal
[Date: 1900-2000; Language: Yiddish; Origin: shleppen, from Middle High German sleppen]
to carry or pull something heavy
schlep sth down/out/along etc
::I schlepped his bag all the way to the airport and he didn't even thank me.
schlep around () [schlep around (sth)] phr v
to spend your time lazily doing nothing useful
::I spent the afternoon schlepping around the house.