The Clue
Barely beat (5 letter answer)
The Answer
EDGED
Tags
Notes
The answer EDGED is common and appears about once every 200 puzzles.
Related Clues
Bordered
Crept
Double-___
Rimmed
Sharp-___
Sidled
Trenchant
Advanced gradually
Barely beaten
Beat (out)
Beat by one, say
Beat by a whisker
Beaten (out)
Cutting, as a remark
Having boundaries
Having sharpness
Just beat
Made a border
Moved cautiously
Moved gradually
Moved sidewise
Moved slowly
Nosed (out)
Nosed out
Sharp, as a razor
Trimmed a lawn
Trimmed the rim
Trimmed the rims
Trimmed a walkway
Barely won, with "out"
Did a lawn job
___ out (defeated narrowly)
Definition
EDGE as a verb:
1. (edge, inch) = advance slowly, as if by inches; "He edged towards the car"
2. (border, edge) = provide with a border or edge; "edge the tablecloth with embroidery"
3. (border, adjoin, edge, abut, march, butt, butt against, butt on) = lie adjacent to another or share a boundary; "Canada adjoins the U.S."; "England marches with Scotland"
4. provide with an edge; "edge a blade"
EDGED as an adjective:
1. having a specified kind of border or edge; "a black-edged card"; "rough-edged leaves"; "dried sweat left salt-edged patches"
2. (cutting, edged, stinging) = (of speech) harsh or hurtful in tone or character; "cutting remarks"; "edged satire"; "a stinging comment"
3. having a cutting edge or especially an edge or edges as specified; often used in combination; "an edged knife"; "a two-edged sword"