Usually means: Attempt to seize or clutch.
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  1. grab at: Merriam-Webster
  2. grab at: Wiktionary
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Definitions from Wiktionary (grab at)

▸ verb:  To grasp, or attempt to grasp, something or somebody, using one's hand, usually in a rough or rude manner.

Similar:
grab, grabble, grab off, grope, get a grip, catch, grasp, pick, reach for, gripe, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, relinquish

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Similar:
grab, grabble, grab off, grope, get a grip, catch, grasp, pick, reach for, gripe, more...

Opposite:
release, let go, relinquish



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