noun
1.
Slang. a detective.
2.
a shoe made of gum elastic or India rubber; rubber overshoe.
3.
sneaker ( def 1 ).
verb (used without object)
4.
Slang.
a.
to work as a detective.
b.
to go softly, as if wearing rubber shoes; move or act snoopily or stealthily.
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| —n | |
| 1. | a waterproof overshoe |
| 2. | (US), (Canadian) a rubber-soled shoe |
| 3. | slang (US), (Canadian) a detective or one who moves about stealthily |
| 4. | slang (US), (Canadian) a stealthy action or movement |
| —vb , -shoes, -shoeing, -shoed | |
| 5. | slang (US), (Canadian) (intr) to act stealthily |
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