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Pronunciation varies by accent · noun
The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call..
At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key.
Use hook switch when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hook switch means The spring-loaded button on a telephone that is depressed by the action of returning the handset to the cradle, thus terminating the call..
Common synonyms include switchhook.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
At 4 or 5, he learned to dial by using the hookswitch like a telegraph key.
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