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/ |
- [intransitive, transitive] tailgate (somebody/something) (informal) to drive too closely behind another vehicleTopics Transport by car or lorryc2
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- [intransitive] (North American English) to eat food and drinks outdoors, served from the tailgate of a car
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