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Tailgate

noun
/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/
Word Frequency: 0.2

Definitions

1.nounA hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
2.nounThe hinged rear door of a hatchback.
3.nounEither of the downstream gates in a canal lock.
4.verbTo drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
"That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes."
5.verbTo follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.
6.verb(of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
7.verbTo have a tailgate party.

Synonyms

draftpiggybacktailboardfendertaillightdoorhatchgatetrunkliftgatetailgate partylift

Rhymes With

elucidatearticulatedesolatefacilitateprofligateexplicatedeliberatedelineate
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