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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
gumshoe
    n 1: someone who is a detective [syn: dick, gumshoe,
         hawkshaw]
    2: a waterproof overshoe that protects shoes from water or snow
       [syn: arctic, galosh, golosh, rubber, gumshoe]
2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
gumshoe \gum"shoe\ n.
   1. A detective; a private eye. [slang]
      [PJC]

   2. A shoe made of rubber, as a rubber overshoe.
      [PJC]

   3. A sneaker[3].
      [PJC]
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1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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