| NOUN | artifact | tailgate, tailboard | a gate at the rear of a vehicle |
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| VERB | motion | tailgate | follow at a dangerously close distance |
| Sounds | tey'lgey.t | |
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| Rhymes | abate ... welterweight: 559 rhymes with eyt... | |
| Meaning | A gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading. | |
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| Synonym | tailboard | |
| Part of | beach wagon, station wagon, wagon, estate car, beach waggon, station waggon, waggon | A car that has a long body and rear door with space behind rear seat |
| truck, motortruck | An automotive vehicle suitable for hauling | |
| Broader | gate | A movable barrier in a fence or wall |
| Spanish | portón, puerta trasera | |
| Meaning | Follow at a dangerously close distance. | |
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| Pattern | Somebody ----s something; Somebody ----s somebody | |
| Model | These cars won't tailgate | |
| Example | "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle" | |
| Broader | follow | To travel behind, go after, come after |
| Spanish | conducir sin distancia de seguridad, ir a rebufo | |
| Nouns | tailgater | a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle |
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