Related Clues:

• Opposite of waxed
• Dropped, as in the polls
• Headed for home, perhaps
• Drawn back
• Used a firehouse pole, e.g.
• Lacked traction
• Didn't have traction
• Eased
• Slithered
• Approached the plate
• Skidded
• Made smaller
• Arrived safely under the throw
• One way to have gotten home
• Hurried home?