sneaker has definitions from the field of clothing
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[ noun ] (clothing) a canvas shoe with a pliable rubber sole

Used in print

(William Maxwell, The Chateau....)

He was wearing sneakers and shorts and an open-collared shirt , and in his hand he carried a little black bag .

(Frieda Arkin, "The Light of the Sea," in The...)

Mark 's thoughts must have been keeping silent pace beside his own , climbing the same crags in dirty white sneakers , clambering out on top of the headland and coming_upon the sudden glinting water at the same instant .

Related terms

shoe plimsoll

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[ noun ] someone acting as an informer or decoy for the police

Related terms

informer denounce

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