Strain with others after a point (5)
I believe the answer is:
wrest
'strain' is the definition.
The answer and definition can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe there's an association between them I don't understand?
'others after a point' is the wordplay.
'others' becomes 'rest' (eg the rest of a group).
'after' means one lot of letters go next to another.
'a point' becomes 'w' (West).
'rest' after 'w' is 'WREST'.
'with' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for wrest that I've seen before include "Grab" , "Strew (anag.)" , "Remove with force" , "Forcibly remove (from another's possession)" , "With difficulty obtain" .)