tailgate

  1. Noun.  A hinged board or hatch at the rear of a vehicle that can be lowered for loading and unloading; a tailboard.
  2. Noun.  (British) The hinged rear door of a hatchback.
  3. Noun.  Either of the downstream gates in a canal lock. (rfex) .
  4. Verb.  (automotive) To drive dangerously close behind another vehicle.
  5. Verb.  To follow another person through access control on their access, rather than on one’s own credentials. Especially when entering a door controlled by a card reader.
  6. Verb.  (finance) (qualifier, of a broker) To privately purchase or sell a security immediately after trading in the same security for a client.

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