drag vs schlep

drag and schlep both are nouns.

drag and schlep both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
drag	Yes	No	Yes	No
schlep	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, schlep is a hyponym of drag; that is, schlep is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than drag:

drag: pull, as against a resistance
schlep: pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance

Other hyponyms of drag include pull along, shlep, trail, train.

drag (noun)	schlep (noun)
the act of dragging (pulling with force)	a tedious or difficult journey
a slow inhalation (as of tobacco smoke)	(Yiddish) an awkward and stupid person
clothing that is conventionally worn by the opposite sex (especially women's clothing when worn by a man)
something tedious and boring
something that slows or delays progress
the phenomenon of resistance to motion through a fluid

drag (verb)	schlep (verb)
proceed for an extended period of time	pull along heavily, like a heavy load against a resistance
persuade to come away from something attractive or interesting
suck in or take (air)
pull, as against a resistance
draw slowly or heavily
search (as the bottom of a body of water) for something valuable or lost
to lag or linger behind
walk without lifting the feet
move slowly and as if with great effort
use an input device to move objects on the screen, or to select items (such as commands from a menu); drag the slider to increase or decrease rate; drag the handles on the image to resize it
force into some kind of situation, condition, or course of action

Difference between drag and schlep

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