Synonyms for tailgate
| Grammar : Verb |
| Spell : teyl-geyt |
| Phonetic Transcription : ˈteɪlˌgeɪt |
Top 10 synonyms for tailgate Other synonyms for the word tailgate
- actuate
- advance
- associate with
- bear down
- bicycle
- bike
- bring up the rear
- burn rubber
- burn up the road
- catenate
- chaperon
- chase
- coast
- come along
- come with
- concatenate
- conduct
- consort
- convoy
- cycle
- dash
- date
- direct
- dog
- dog the footsteps of
- draft
- drag
- draggle
- fire up
- floor it
- freeze
- give chase
- go after
- go along
- go with
- guard
- handle
- hang around with
- hang out
- hound
- hunt
- impel
- keep company
- lean on it
- look after
- make sparks fly
- manage
- mobilize
- motor
- onto
- persecute
- pour it on
- push
- put a tail on
- ride
- roll
- run
- run after
- run down
- schlepp along
- search
- seek
- send
- shadow
- shag
- shlep along
- show about
- show around
- speed
- spin
- spook
- squire
- stalk
- start
- steer
- step on it
- step on the gas
- stick to
- string along
- tag
- tag after
- tag along
- tail
- tailgate
- take out
- take out after
- tool
- track
- transport
- travel
- turn
- usher
- vehiculate
- wheel
Définition of tailgate
Origin :- 1868, back panel on a wagon, hinged to swing down and open, from tail (n.) + gate (n.). Extended by 1950 to hatchback door on an automobile. The verb meaning "to drive too close behind another vehicle" is from 1951; tailgate party "party or picnic at the open tail-gate of a parked car" is attested from 1961.
- As in accompany : verb go or be with something
- As in drive : verb moving, controlling a vehicle
- As in follow : verb trail, pursue physically
- The hounds were snapping furiously as they tried to leap over the tailgate.
- Extract from : « Collectivum » by Mike Lewis
- On the tailgate was spread, three times a day, the jolly good meals that pioneer mothers knew how to cook.
- Extract from : « Strange Stories of the Great Valley » by Abbie Johnston Grosvenor
- There was a tailgate lowered, forming a ramp; above it, the huge double doors opened on a cavern of blackness.
- Extract from : « Security » by Poul William Anderson
Antonyms for tailgate
Based on : Thesaurus.com - Gutenberg.org - Dictionary.com - Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2019