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Definitions

tailgate

[teyl-geyt] / ˈteɪlˌgeɪt /

VERB

accompany

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attend escort follow guide lead

STRONG

chaperon conduct consort convoy date dog draft drag guard shadow spook squire usher

WEAK

associate with come along go along hang around with hang out keep company look after shlep along show about show around stick to string along tag along take out

Antonyms

STRONGEST

abandon disregard leave lose neglect

STRONG

ignore

WEAK

desert withdraw

VERB

drive

Synonyms

STRONGEST

cruise drag fly guide operate propel push ride run send speed spin start steer transport travel turn

STRONG

actuate advance bicycle bike coast cycle dash direct handle impel manage mobilize motor roll tool wheel

WEAK

bear down burn rubber burn up the road fire up floor it lean on it make sparks fly pour it on step on it step on the gas vehiculate

Antonyms

STRONGEST

halt hold keep remain stand stay stop walk

STRONG

mismanage neglect

WEAK

check curb discourage dissuade repress retard

VERB

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accompany attend seek track

STRONG

catenate chase concatenate convoy dog draggle escort freeze hound hunt persecute search shadow shag spook stalk tag tail

WEAK

bring up the rear come with dog the footsteps of give chase go after go with onto put a tail on run after run down schlepp along stick to string along tag after tag along take out after

Antonyms

STRONGEST

neglect

STRONG

ignore leave alone let go run away

WEAK

avoid disregard go before lead misunderstand not get pass over precede scorn shun slight

Example Sentences

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Reader William J. McHale cited tailgaters as one of the driver types that annoys him the most.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 23, 2025

Kumaran said the practice began with tailgaters wanting a more economical way of ordering the quantities they needed for game day.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 18, 2025

Josh Harris and his group are the landlords now, and that reality filled the parking lot early with tailgaters ready to celebrate something they thought they wouldn’t see in their lifetime.

From Washington Times • Sep. 10, 2023

In the parking lot, Eagles tailgaters outnumbered Commanders fans.

From Washington Post • Sep. 25, 2022

I can handle seventy-five-mile-per-hour tailgaters on Creedence Clearwater Revival or even ZZ Top, but the Eagles and the Doobie Brothers are just no help.

From "Nickel and Dimed: On (Not) Getting By in America" by Barbara Ehrenreich

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