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gum·shoe

(gŭm′sho͞o′)

1. A sneaker or rubber overshoe.

2. Slang An investigator, especially a detective.

intr.v. gum·shoed, gum·shoe·ing, gum·shoes Slang

1. To work as a detective.

2. To move about stealthily; sneak.

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gumshoe

(ˈɡʌmˌʃuː)

1. (Clothing & Fashion) a waterproof overshoe

2. (Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian a rubber-soled shoe

3. slang US and Canadian a detective or one who moves about stealthily

4. slang US and Canadian a stealthy action or movement

vb, -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed

(intr) slang US and Canadian to act stealthily

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gum•shoe

(ˈgʌmˌʃu)
n.

1. Slang. a detective.

2. a rubber overshoe.

v.i.

3. Slang. to work as a detective.

[1860–65]

gumshoe

Past participle: gumshoed
Gerund: gumshoeing

Imperative
gumshoe
gumshoe

Present
I gumshoe
you gumshoe
he/she/it gumshoes
we gumshoe
you gumshoe
they gumshoe

Preterite
I gumshoed
you gumshoed
he/she/it gumshoed
we gumshoed
you gumshoed
they gumshoed

Present Continuous
I am gumshoeing
you are gumshoeing
he/she/it is gumshoeing
we are gumshoeing
you are gumshoeing
they are gumshoeing

Present Perfect
I have gumshoed
you have gumshoed
he/she/it has gumshoed
we have gumshoed
you have gumshoed
they have gumshoed

Past Continuous
I was gumshoeing
you were gumshoeing
he/she/it was gumshoeing
we were gumshoeing
you were gumshoeing
they were gumshoeing

Past Perfect
I had gumshoed
you had gumshoed
he/she/it had gumshoed
we had gumshoed
you had gumshoed
they had gumshoed

Future
I will gumshoe
you will gumshoe
he/she/it will gumshoe
we will gumshoe
you will gumshoe
they will gumshoe

Future Perfect
I will have gumshoed
you will have gumshoed
he/she/it will have gumshoed
we will have gumshoed
you will have gumshoed
they will have gumshoed

Future Continuous
I will be gumshoeing
you will be gumshoeing
he/she/it will be gumshoeing
we will be gumshoeing
you will be gumshoeing
they will be gumshoeing

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been gumshoeing
you have been gumshoeing
he/she/it has been gumshoeing
we have been gumshoeing
you have been gumshoeing
they have been gumshoeing

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been gumshoeing
you will have been gumshoeing
he/she/it will have been gumshoeing
we will have been gumshoeing
you will have been gumshoeing
they will have been gumshoeing

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been gumshoeing
you had been gumshoeing
he/she/it had been gumshoeing
we had been gumshoeing
you had been gumshoeing
they had been gumshoeing

Conditional
I would gumshoe
you would gumshoe
he/she/it would gumshoe
we would gumshoe
you would gumshoe
they would gumshoe

Past Conditional
I would have gumshoed
you would have gumshoed
he/she/it would have gumshoed
we would have gumshoed
you would have gumshoed
they would have gumshoed

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Noun	1.	gumshoe - someone who is a detective dick, hawkshaw colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech detective, police detective, tec, investigator - a police officer who investigates crimes
	2.	gumshoe - a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow galosh, golosh, arctic, rubber overshoe - footwear that protects your shoes from water or snow or cold

gumshoe

noun

Slang. A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:

detective, investigator, sleuth.

Informal: eye.

Slang: dick.

verb

Slang. To move silently and furtively:

creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.

Translations

gumshoe

[ˈgʌmʃuː] N (US)

1. (= overshoe) → zapato m de goma

2. (= detective) → detective mf

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