tailgate
a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading (Freq. 1) • Syn: tailboard • Hypernyms: gate • Part Holonyms: beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon, truck, motortruck
follow at a dangerously close distance - it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle • Derivationally related forms: tailgater • Hypernyms: follow • Verb Frames: - Somebody ----s something - Somebody ----s somebody - These cars won't tailgate
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