"tailgating" meaning in All languages combined

See tailgating on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Forms: tailgatings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|-|s}} tailgating (usually uncountable, plural tailgatings)
  1. The act of driving dangerously close behind another vehicle. Tags: uncountable, usually Translations (driving dangerously close behind another vehicle): bumperkleven (Dutch), zu dichtes Auffahren (German), Drängeln (German), bám sát đuôi (Vietnamese)
    Sense id: en-tailgating-en-noun-GhYto2Qy Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 7 37 Disambiguation of 'driving dangerously close behind another vehicle': 80 15 5
  2. A tailgate party (social event held on and around the open tailgate of a vehicle) Tags: uncountable, usually
    Sense id: en-tailgating-en-noun-AxZjixZG Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 7 37
  3. (finance) Synonym of front running Tags: uncountable, usually Categories (topical): Finance Synonyms: front running [synonym, synonym-of]
    Sense id: en-tailgating-en-noun-xJjSZZB1 Topics: business, finance

Verb [English]

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} tailgating
  1. present participle and gerund of tailgate Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: tailgate
    Sense id: en-tailgating-en-verb-LoV0Y3Et Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 11 44 7 37

Inflected forms

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