tailgate

tail·gate

T0016700 (tāl′gāt′)n.1. A hinged part that extends across the rear of a pickup truck or other vehicle and can be folded down or to a horizontal position for loading and unloading.2. One of the pair of gates downstream in a canal lock.v. tail·gat·ed, tail·gat·ing, tail·gates v.tr. To drive so closely behind (another vehicle) that a collision is likely if that vehicle brakes suddenly.v.intr.1. To follow another vehicle too closely.2. To participate in a tailgate party.

tail′gat′er n.

tailgate

(ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt) n1. (Automotive Engineering) another name for tailboard2. (Automotive Engineering) a door at the rear of a hatchback vehicle3. (Civil Engineering) a gate that is used to control the flow of water at the lower end of a lock. Compare headgatevbto drive very close behind (a vehicle) ˈtailˌgater n

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(ˈteɪlˌgeɪt)

n., v. -gat•ed, -gat•ing,
adj. n. 1. a board or gate at the back of a wagon, truck, station wagon, etc., that can be removed or let down for loading or unloading. 2. a style of playing the trombone, esp. in Dixieland jazz, distinguished esp. by the use of melodic counterpoint and long glissandi. v.i. 3. to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of another vehicle. 4. to have a picnic on a tailgate, esp. of a station wagon. v.t. 5. to follow or drive hazardously close to the rear of (another vehicle). adj. 6. set up on a tailgate or near an automobile, as in a parking lot: a tailgate picnic. [1865–70, Amer.; (definition 5) so called from the usual seat of trombonists in trucks carrying musicians during a parade] tail′gat`er, n.

tailgate

- Originally a gate that dropped down at the tail of a wagon.See also related terms for tails.

tailgate

Past participle: tailgated
Gerund: tailgating

Imperative
tailgate
tailgate

Present
I tailgate
you tailgate
he/she/it tailgates
we tailgate
you tailgate
they tailgate

Preterite
I tailgated
you tailgated
he/she/it tailgated
we tailgated
you tailgated
they tailgated

Present Continuous
I am tailgating
you are tailgating
he/she/it is tailgating
we are tailgating
you are tailgating
they are tailgating

Present Perfect
I have tailgated
you have tailgated
he/she/it has tailgated
we have tailgated
you have tailgated
they have tailgated

Past Continuous
I was tailgating
you were tailgating
he/she/it was tailgating
we were tailgating
you were tailgating
they were tailgating

Past Perfect
I had tailgated
you had tailgated
he/she/it had tailgated
we had tailgated
you had tailgated
they had tailgated

Future
I will tailgate
you will tailgate
he/she/it will tailgate
we will tailgate
you will tailgate
they will tailgate

Future Perfect
I will have tailgated
you will have tailgated
he/she/it will have tailgated
we will have tailgated
you will have tailgated
they will have tailgated

Future Continuous
I will be tailgating
you will be tailgating
he/she/it will be tailgating
we will be tailgating
you will be tailgating
they will be tailgating

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been tailgating
you have been tailgating
he/she/it has been tailgating
we have been tailgating
you have been tailgating
they have been tailgating

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been tailgating
you will have been tailgating
he/she/it will have been tailgating
we will have been tailgating
you will have been tailgating
they will have been tailgating

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been tailgating
you had been tailgating
he/she/it had been tailgating
we had been tailgating
you had been tailgating
they had been tailgating

Conditional
I would tailgate
you would tailgate
he/she/it would tailgate
we would tailgate
you would tailgate
they would tailgate

Past Conditional
I would have tailgated
you would have tailgated
he/she/it would have tailgated
we would have tailgated
you would have tailgated
they would have tailgated

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	tailgate - a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loadingtailboardbeach waggon, beach wagon, estate car, station waggon, station wagon, waggon, wagon - a car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seatgate - a movable barrier in a fence or wallmotortruck, truck - an automotive vehicle suitable for hauling
Verb	1.	tailgate - follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"follow - to travel behind, go after, come after; "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"

Translations

tailgate

1. To follow so closely behind a vehicle that a collision is very likely or inevitable should the vehicle in front suddenly slow down or stop. I failed my driving test for tailgating this guy ahead of me who was going really slow. It is illegal to tailgate on the freeway in this state.2. To organize or participate in a party or picnic that takes place near one or more parked cars, usually before or during sports events. Are you guys tailgating again this weekend? I'd love to come along! The last time we decided to tailgate, John got so drunk that he missed the entire football game.

tailgate party

A party or picnic that takes place in the parking lot of an arena or venue where an event is being held, especially a sporting event or concert. So named because participants typically accessing food and drinks from the trunks of cars or the beds of pickup trucks (whose tailgates are down). The best part of a tailgate party is grilling and talking and drinking with all the other fans.See also: party, tailgate

tailgate

1. tv. & in. to follow (someone) too closely in a car. That guy tailgating me is drunk, I think. 2. in. to have a tailgate party. We planned to tailgate before the game, but it was massively cold.

tailgate party

n. a small party held on the folded-down tailgate of a station wagon in a parking lot. (Something that is done before a ball game, concert, etc.) They had a tailgate party before the Bears game. See also: party, tailgate

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Synonyms for tailgate

noun a gate at the rear of a vehicle

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verb follow at a dangerously close distance

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