buttonhook (redirected from buttonhooks)

but·ton·hook  (btn-hk)

n.

1. A small hook for fastening a button on shoes or gloves.

2. Football A pass pattern in which the receiver runs straight downfield and then turns abruptly back toward the line of scrimmage to catch the ball.

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buttonhook [ˈbʌt^ənˌhʊk]

n

(Engineering / Tools) a thin tapering hooked instrument formerly used for pulling buttons through the buttonholes of gloves, shoes, etc.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

buttonhook - a hook for pulling a button through a buttonhole hook - a curved or bent implement for suspending or pulling something

Translations

buttonhook [ˈbʌtnhʊk] N → abotonador m