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Definition of tailgate verb from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

tailgate

verb
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/
Verb Forms
present simple I / you / we / they tailgate
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪt/
he / she / it tailgates
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪts/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪts/
past simple tailgated
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪd/
past participle tailgated
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪd/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪd/
-ing form tailgating
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪŋ/
 
/ˈteɪlɡeɪtɪŋ/
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  1. [intransitive, transitive] tailgate (somebody/something) (informal) to drive too closely behind another vehicleTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
  2. [intransitive] (North American English) to eat food and drinks outdoors, served from the tailgate of a car
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