Lose the thread? (4)
I believe the answer is:
fray
This could be a double definition.
'lose' is the first definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe you can see a link between them that I can't see?
'thread?' is the second definition.
The definition and answer can be both to do with contact as well as being verbs in their base form.
Maybe they are linked in a way I don't understand?
'the' is the link.
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for fray that I've seen before include "Chafe" , "Wear away at the edges" , "Unravel at the edges" , "Become worn at the edges" , "In which perhaps cuffs" .)