tailgate
/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/ verb C2- To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle. · If that idiot keeps tailgating our car they'll end up rear-endeding us.
- 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.
- To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
- To participate in a tailgate party.
He/she/it tailgates · Past tailgated · Past participle tailgated · -ing form tailgating
Verb forms
- Base form
- tailgate
- He/she/it
- tailgates
- Past
- tailgated
- Past participle
- tailgated
- -ing form
- tailgating
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