Related Clues:

• Avoided a tag, in a way
• Dirtied a baseball uniform, in a way
• Made a smooth move
• Went down a hill, say
• Glided (on, eg, ice)
• Dove headfirst, maybe
• Arrived in a cloud of dust, maybe
• Increased one's chances to be safe?
• Couldn't stay up
• Went along smoothly
• Went smoothly?
• Moved like a toboggan
• Got dirty coming into home?
• Got worse
• Arrived headfirst, perhaps