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Tailgate

/ˈteɪlˌɡeɪt/

A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.

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📖 Definitions of "Tailgate"

noun

1
A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
2
The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
3
Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock.

verb

1
To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
"That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes."
2
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.
3
(of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.
4
To have a tailgate party.

🔄 Synonyms of "Tailgate"

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Word	Definition
tailboardnoun	A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.

💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Tailgate"

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Word	Definition
tailboardnoun	A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailgate.
fendernoun	(US) panel of a car which encloses the wheel area, especially the front wheels.
taillightnoun	One of a pair of red lights mounted on the rear of a vehicle, so it can be seen from the rear at night.
doornoun	(architecture) A portal of entry into a building, room, or vehicle, typically consisting of a rigid plane movable on a hinge. It may have a handle to help open and close, a latch to hold it closed, and a lock that ensures it cannot be opened without a key.
hatchnoun	A horizontal door in a floor or ceiling.
gatenoun	A doorway, opening, or passage in a fence or wall.
trunknoun	A large suitcase, chest, or similar receptacle for carrying or storing personal possessions, usually with a hinged, often domed lid, and handles at each end, so that generally it takes two persons to carry a full trunk.
liftgatenoun	(automotive) A closure at the rear of a vehicle, or rear door, that can be raised to access the back of a vehicle.
tailgate partynoun	A celebration, held in a parking lot, with picnic food served out of the back of automobiles or pickup trucks; usually held at sporting events.
liftnoun	An act of lifting or raising.
midgatenoun	A panel or door, forming the rear of the cab of a truck, separating it from the truckbed, that can be removed or folded away to expand the length of the truck bed.
endgatenoun	(US) tailboard
loading baynoun	A designated place at the side of a street where a vehicle can be loaded or unloaded.
decklidnoun	An auto body panel that is the cover over the trunk (boot) of a motor vehicle.
trunklidnoun	(automotive) The lid of the trunk of a car.
hatchbacknoun	A car with a sloping, hinged rear door that opens upwards.
tonneaunoun	The rear body or compartment of some types of motor vehicle, especially one containing seats for passengers.
truck baynoun	A platform where trucks load and unload.
tailstandnoun	(aviation) A vertical pole that supports the rear fuselage of an aircraft during the loading and unloading of cargo.
back doornoun	A subsidiary entrance to a building or house at its rear, normally away from the street.