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TAILGATE
tailgate, tailboard
(noun) a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
tailgate
(verb) follow at a dangerously close distance; “it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
tailgate (plural tailgates)
A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
(British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.
Verb
tailgate (third-person singular simple present tailgates, present participle tailgating, simple past and past participle tailgated)
(automotive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials, especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.
(finance, of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
(US) To have a tailgate party.
Synonyms
• (access control): piggyback, draft
Coordinate terms
• (buying or selling a security): front run
Etymology
Proper noun
Tailgate
synonym of Monicagate
Source: Wiktionary
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