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to grasp at
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Grasp \Grasp\, v. i.
To effect a grasp; to make the motion of grasping; to clutch;
to struggle; to strive.
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As one that grasped And tugged for life and was by
strength subdued. --Shak.
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To grasp at, to catch at; to try to seize; as, Alexander
grasped at universal empire,
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