"tailgate" in the noun sense
1. tailgate, tailboard
a gate at the rear of a vehicle can be lowered for loading
"tailgate" in the verb sense
1. tailgate
follow at a dangerously close distance
"it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"
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