gumshoe

gum·shoe

G0313700 (gŭm′sho͞o′)n.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.

gumshoe

(ˈɡʌmˌʃuː) n1. (Clothing & Fashion) a waterproof overshoe2. (Clothing & Fashion) US and Canadian a rubber-soled shoe3. slang US and Canadian a detective or one who moves about stealthily4. slang US and Canadian a stealthy action or movementvb, -shoes, -shoeing or -shoed (intr) slang US and Canadian to act stealthily

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

Thesaurus

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

gumshoe

nounSlang. A person whose work is investigating crimes or obtaining hidden evidence or information:detective, investigator, sleuth.Informal: eye.Slang: dick.verbSlang. To move silently and furtively:creep, glide, lurk, mouse, prowl, pussyfoot, skulk, slide, slink, slip, snake, sneak, steal.

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