# buttonhook

> English word · Noun

## Definitions
1. A hook for pulling the buttons of gloves and shoes through the buttonholes.
2. A play in which the receiver runs straight downfield, then turns back toward the line of scrimmage.
3. A hook used to pull thread through the holes of a button.

## Etymology
From button + hook.

## Source
Compiled from Wiktionary via kaikki.org (CC BY-SA). Data vintage: 2026-05-06.
Canonical page: https://plainspell.com/en/word/buttonhook