Noun

• S: (n) tailgate, tailboard (a gate at the rear of a vehicle; can be lowered for loading)
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• 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"
• derivationally related form
• W: (n) tailgater [Related to: tailgate] (a driver who follows too closely behind another motor vehicle)
• sentence frame