Related Clues:

• Emulated a cat burglar
• Moved steathily or cautiously
• Was snail-like
• Defeated, but barely
• Just beat out
• Double-___ sword
• Trimmed, as the outskirts of the lawn
• Nosed out
• Moved on all fours
• Moved like rush-hour traffic
• Moved along a cliff
• Beat by a bit
• Narrowly defeated
• Moved like a tot
• Just defeated, with 'out'