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catch at
catch at
To make a hasty attempt to catch
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Main Entry: ↑catch

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ˈcatch at [transitive] [present tense I/you/we/they catch at he/she/it catches at present participle catching at past tense caught at past participle caught at] british phrasal verb
to reach out and try to get hold of something

He caught at her arm as she tried to move away.

Thesaurus: to try to hold somethinghyponym to hold something or someonesynonym
Main entry: catch

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catch at [phrasal verb]
catch at (something) : to reach for and try to hold (something)

The baby caught at my dress as I walked past.

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Main Entry: ↑catch

Useful english dictionary. 2012.