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I. ˈtail·gate N Am, Aus (tailboard)

tailgate of a car
Heckklappe f <-, -n>
tailgate of a car
Hecktür f <-, -en>
tailgate of a lorry
Ladeklappe f <-, -n>
tailgate of a van
Laderampe f <-, -n>
to lower/raise the tailgate
die Heck-/Ladeklappe herunter-/hochklappen

II. ˈtail·gate VB trans esp Am inf

to tailgate sb
auf jdn [zu] dicht auffahren

III. ˈtail·gate VB intr

1. tailgate esp Am inf (follow too close to):

tailgate
[zu] dicht auffahren

2. tailgate Am (picnic):

tailgate
während einer Sportveranstaltung ein Picknick von der Ladefläche eines Wagens aus veranstalten

ˈtail·gate par·ty N Am

tailgate party
Picknick während einer Sportveranstaltung von der Ladefläche eines Wagens aus

tail·gate ˈta·ble N

tailgate table
umklappbare Abdeckplatte [als Tisch]
Present
Itailgate
youtailgate
he/she/ittailgates
wetailgate
youtailgate
theytailgate
Past
Itailgated
youtailgated
he/she/ittailgated
wetailgated
youtailgated
theytailgated
Present Perfect
Ihavetailgated
youhavetailgated
he/she/ithastailgated
wehavetailgated
youhavetailgated
theyhavetailgated
Past Perfect
Ihadtailgated
youhadtailgated
he/she/ithadtailgated
wehadtailgated
youhadtailgated
theyhadtailgated
See further verb tables