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GUMSHOE
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Dictionary entry overview: What does gumshoe mean?
• GUMSHOE (noun)
The noun GUMSHOE has 2 senses:
1. someone who is a detective
2. a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Familiarity information: GUMSHOE used as a noun is rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
Someone who is a detective
Classified under:
Nouns denoting people
Synonyms:
Hypernyms ("gumshoe" is a kind of...):
detective; investigator; police detective; tec (a police officer who investigates crimes)
Domain usage:
colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)
Sense 2
Meaning:
A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
Classified under:
Nouns denoting man-made objects
Synonyms:
arctic; galosh; golosh; gumshoe; rubber
Hypernyms ("gumshoe" is a kind of...):
overshoe (footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)
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