- 1[intransitive, transitive] tailgate (somebody/something) (informal) to drive too closely behind another vehicle
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- 2[intransitive] to eat food and drinks outdoors, served from the tailgate of a car
tailgate
verbNAmE//ˈteɪlɡeɪt//
Verb Forms present simple I / you / we / they tailgate he / she / it tailgates
past simple tailgated
-ing form tailgating
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