Related Clues:

• Lost ground
• Arrived home safely, perhaps
• Reached base, in a way
• Lost one's footing
• Hurried home
• Tried to avoid the tag
• Dropped, as in the polls
• Headed for home, perhaps
• Used a firehouse pole, e.g.
• Lacked traction
• Went like Columbus
• Didn't have traction
• Slithered
• Approached the plate
• Skidded