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.

plural of tailgate

plural of tailgater

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

simple past tense and past participle 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