How to pronounce“buttonhook”in English
IPA/bʌttɒnhʌːk/
Syllablesbut·ton·hook
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Definitions of “buttonhook”
noun
A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
“‘I'm sorry we are so late,’ he was saying. ‘We couldn't find a button-hook, so it took us a long time to button our boots.’”
noun
A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
“Yet the Bears never set up the deep patterns with a turn-in or a buttonhook[…].”
verb
To perform the buttonhook play.