verb🔗ShareTo drive dangerously close behind another vehicle."That idiot has been tailgating me for the last five minutes."vehicletrafficactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo 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.""The student was tailgating the teacher to get into the locked classroom after school." "technologybuildingsysteminternetChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗Share(of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client."The compliance department investigated the broker after suspecting he was tailgating his clients' large stock purchases to profit personally from the price movement. "businessfinancelaweconomyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareTo have a tailgate party."We are tailgating before the football game in the stadium parking lot. "fooddrinkentertainmenteventtraditioncultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareThe act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle."The driver received a ticket for tailgating because he was driving too close to the car in front of him. "vehicleactiontrafficChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)"The university students were excited for the tailgating before the football game. "foodvehicleevententertainmenttraditiongroupcultureChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
