Related Clues:

• Narrowly defeated
• Just defeated, with 'out'
• Skirted
• Did a lawn maintenance job
• Advance slowly sideways
• Advanced slowly sideways
• Gee! Indeed it's bordered, perhaps
• Advanced cautiously
• Defeated by a whisker
• Crept
• Hemmed
• Barely beat (with "out")
• Barely nosed out
• Advanced slowly
• Sidled (along)