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(fishing) A sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait..
Use hookset when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Hookset means (fishing) A sharp motion made with a fishing rod in order to "set" the hook firmly into the mouth of the fish that has taken the bait..
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The opposite depends on the specific sense.
Use hookset where its definition matches the intended context.
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