A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading. / (Britain) The hinged rear door of a hatchback. / Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

(automotive, intransitive, transitive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.

simple past tense and past participle of tailgate

plural of tailgater

One who tailgates (drives very close to the person ahead). / One who participates in a tailgate party.

plural of tailgate

Synonym of Monicagate

present participle of tailgate

The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle. / A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle) / (finance) Synonym of front running

plural of tailgating