buttonhooks (0 synonym found)

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Definition of buttonhooks:

(n) : (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(v) : (American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
(n) : (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
(n) : (now chiefly historical) A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.

Definition of buttonhooks:

(n) : (American football) A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
(v) : (American football) To perform the buttonhook play.
(n) : (sewing) A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.
(n) : (now chiefly historical) A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.

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