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GUMSHOE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow

Synonyms:

arctic; galosh; golosh; gumshoe; rubber

Classified under:

Nouns denoting man-made objects

Hypernyms ("gumshoe" is a kind of...):

overshoe (footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold)

Sense 2

Meaning:

Someone who is a detective

Synonyms:

dick; gumshoe; hawkshaw

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

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)

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