Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
a gate at the rear of a vehicle;
can be lowered for loading;
[syn: tailgate, tailboard]
VERB (1)
1. follow at a dangerously close distance;
- Example: "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
tailgate
n 1: a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading
[syn: tailgate, tailboard]
v 1: follow at a dangerously close distance; "it is dangerous to
tailgate another vehicle"