GRAB AT/FOR (SOMETHING)


Meaning of GRAB AT/FOR (SOMETHING) in English

grab at/for something phrasal verb ( see also ↑ grab )

to quickly and suddenly put out your hand to try and catch or get something:

I grabbed at the glass just before it fell.

Lucy grabbed for the money.

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English.      Longman - Словарь современного английского языка.