'To grasp at' definitions:
Definition of 'To grasp at'
From: GCIDE
- Grasp \Grasp\, v. i. To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch; to struggle; to strive. [1913 Webster]
- As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by strength subdued. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- To grasp at, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander grasped at universal empire, [1913 Webster]