Noun

• S: (n) tailgate, tailboard (a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) gate (a movable barrier in a fence or wall)
• S: (n) movable barrier (a barrier that can be moved to allow passage)
• S: (n) barrier (a structure or object that impedes free movement)
• S: (n) obstruction, obstructor, obstructer, impediment, impedimenta (any structure that makes progress difficult)
• S: (n) structure, construction (a thing constructed; a complex entity constructed of many parts) "the structure consisted of a series of arches"; "she wore her hair in an amazing construction of whirls and ribbons"
• S: (n) artifact, artefact (a man-made object taken as a whole)
• S: (n) whole, unit (an assemblage of parts that is regarded as a single entity) "how big is that part compared to the whole?"; "the team is a unit"
• S: (n) object, physical object (a tangible and visible entity; an entity that can cast a shadow) "it was full of rackets, balls and other objects"
• S: (n) physical entity (an entity that has physical existence)
• S: (n) entity (that which is perceived or known or inferred to have its own distinct existence (living or nonliving))
• part holonym

Verb

• S: (v) tailgate (follow at a dangerously close distance) "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (v) follow (to travel behind, go after, come after) "The ducklings followed their mother around the pond"; "Please follow the guide through the museum"
• S: (v) lag, dawdle, fall back, fall behind (hang (back) or fall (behind) in movement, progress, development, etc.)
• S: (v) tailgate (follow at a dangerously close distance) "it is dangerous to tailgate another vehicle"
• S: (v) shadow (follow, usually without the person's knowledge) "The police are shadowing her"
• S: (v) carry (pursue a line of scent or be a bearer) "the dog was taught to fetch and carry"
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) tailgater [Related to: tailgate] (a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle)
• sentence frame