grasp for

grasp for
grasp for [phrasal verb]
grasp for (something) : to try in a desperate or awkward way to get (something)

His sudden decision to quit the race has left his supporters grasping for explanations.

grasping for attention

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Main Entry:grasp

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  • grasp — graspable, adj. grasper, n. graspless, adj. /grasp, grahsp/, v.t. 1. to seize and hold by or as if by clasping with the fingers or arms. 2. to seize upon; hold firmly. 3. to get hold of mentally; comprehend; understand: I don t grasp your meaning …   Universalium

  • GRASP (программа) — GRASP Тип Graphics software Разработчик John Bridges Операционная система DOS ГРАСП (GRASP  GRAphical System for Presentation)  являлся первой мультимедийной программой для семейства IBM PC и стала распространённым форматом анимации в… …   Википедия

  • GRASP (Object Oriented Design) — GRASP stands for General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns (or sometimes Principles). It is used in object oriented design, and gives guidelines for assigning responsibility to classes and objects.Examples of different… …   Wikipedia

  • 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • GRASP (SAT solver) — GRASP is a well known SAT instance solver. It was developed by João Marques Silva, a Portuguese computer science researcher. It stands for Generic seaRch Algorithm for the Satisfiability Problem . References * Marques Silva, J. P. and Sakallah, K …   Wikipedia

  • grasp — (v.) mid 14c., to reach for, feel around, possibly a metathesis of grapsen, from O.E. *græpsan to touch, feel, from P.Gmc. *grap , *grab (Cf. E.Fris. grapsen to grasp, M.Du. grapen to seize, grasp, O.E. grapian to touch, feel, grope ), from PIE… …   Etymology dictionary

  • grasp — [grasp, gräsp] vt. [ME graspen, by metathesis < * grapsen, prob. < MLowG (as in LowG, Fris grapsen), akin to Norw dial. grapsa, to scratch, ON grapa, to snatch: see GRAB] 1. to take hold of firmly with or as with the hand or arms; grip 2.… …   English World dictionary

  • grasp\ at\ a\ straw — • grasp at straws • clutch at straws v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • grasp\ at\ straws — • grasp at straws • clutch at straws v. phr. To depend on something that is useless or unable to help in a time of trouble or danger; try something with little hope of succeeding. To depend on your memory without studying for a test is to grasp… …   Словарь американских идиом

  • GRASP GL library format — The GL library format is a self contained animation library used by the GRASP GRaphical System for Presentation to store scripts, pictures, and all the commands needed for a GRASP animation. GRASP was the first multimedia animation program for… …   Wikipedia

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