Definition of grasp at straws
grasp at straws 
verb
- to make a futile attempt.
My insurance rates are pretty high. I called the Insurance Board to see if the company is meeting all state guidelines, but basically at this point I'm just grasping at straws.
- See more words with the same meaning: to attempt, try.
- See more words with the same meaning: to lose, be defeated, fail.
Last edited on Aug 18 2011. Submitted by Walter Rader (Editor) from Sacramento, CA, USA on Sep 09 2009.
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Other terms relating to 'to attempt, try': | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something without preparation. | |
| Definitions include: a practice attempt, without performing the actual action. | |
| Definitions include: broken. | |
| Definitions include: something that is so exceptionally good or fun it could be as addictive as crack. | |
| Definitions include: to mistreat. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt something. | |
| Definitions include: to continue trying something that one has had difficulty with in the past. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt to reach a goal. | |
| Definitions include: to make an attempt. | |
| Definitions include: to risk everything in some endeavor. | |
| Definitions include: to make a strong attempt. | |
| Definitions include: When a man gets a woman pregnant that he is not married to but does not want her to have the baby for fear of paying child support for 18 years. | |
| Definitions include: to attempt. | |
Other terms relating to 'to lose, be defeated, fail': | |
| Definitions include: a loser. | |
| Definitions include: to completely fail a task. | |
| Definitions include: to experience traumatic physical contact with a stationary object. | |
| Definitions include: to fail. | |
| Definitions include: anything great, cool, awesome. | |
| Definitions include: to perform terribly. | |
| Definitions include: to stop working. | |
| Definitions include: to fail | |
| Definitions include: an instance of failure. | |
| Definitions include: to fail. | |
| Definitions include: to defeat soundly. | |
| Definitions include: acronym of "Biggest Beating Ever," which can refer to "beating" as in a severe physical attack, or a severe defeat e.g. in a competitive sport. | |
| Definitions include: to fail or err due to pressure. | |
| Definitions include: to fall and hit the ground. | |
| Definitions include: to fail. | |
Slang terms with the same root words
Other terms relating to 'at': | |
| Definitions include: of a male, to urinate. | |
| Definitions include: "at your". | |
| Definitions include: in disagreement with. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "ass-to-mouth (sex)" - in which anal sex is immediately followed by fellatio. | |
| Definitions include: extremely aggravated. | |
| Definitions include: at any moment; without persuasion | |
| Definitions include: unable to tolerate any more. | |
| Definitions include: exclamation useful when the conversation is going off tangent. | |
| Definitions include: and the same to you. | |
| Definitions include: to vomit outdoors. | |
| Definitions include: to get rid of before entering a venue. | |
| Definitions include: to be eager. | |
| Definitions include: to measure. | |
| Definitions include: to be aggressive towards. | |
| Definitions include: acronym for "dine at the Y", i.e. to perform cunnilingus. | |
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Other terms relating to 'grasp': | |
| Definitions include: to boldly deal with a problem. | |
Other terms relating to 'straw': | |
| Definitions include: the final incident before decisive action will be taken. | |
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