make a grab at



make a grab at someone or something

to grasp at someone or something. Don made a grab at Betsy, but she eluded him. Kelly made a grab at the ball, but it went on past her.
See also: grab, make

Common Names:

NameGenderPronouncedUsage
CailinKAY-linEnglish (Rare)
MaddoxMAD-əksEnglish (Modern)
Chidiegwu-Western African, Igbo
MyrtleMUR-təlEnglish
Veselin-Bulgarian, Macedonian, Serbian
Cosette-French, Literature