EGAVE

tailgating

About 0.03 uses per million words.

Meaning

  1. verb present participle and gerund of tailgate
  2. noun The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle.
    Tailgating is the most common cause of rear-end collisions.
  3. noun A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle)
  4. noun The act of inappropriately gaining entry into a restricted area, past a checkpoint, by tagging along behind another person who is authorized.
  5. noun Synonym of front running.

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