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单词 buttonhook
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Definition of buttonhook in English:

buttonhook

nounˈbʌt(ə)nhʊkˈbətnˌhʊk
  • 1A small hook with a long handle for fastening tight buttons (often formerly on buttoned boots).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • Victorian boots often had lots of loops and buttons to fasten, and this buttonhook helped with that.
    • A combination buttonhook and zipper puller having a tapered elongated portion can be inserted in buttonholes of different sizes to grasp buttons of different sizes for buttoning.
    • Buttonhooks are sticks with a wire loop at the end, and they come in many styles and sizes.
  • 2American Football
    A play in which a pass receiver runs straight downfield and then doubles back sharply towards the line of scrimmage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This helps make #2's buttonhook all the more effective.
    • For a buttonhook to be effective, the receiver must convince the defensive back covering him that he is going to continue his pattern downfield.
 
 

Definition of buttonhook in US English:

buttonhook

nounˈbətnˌhʊkˈbətnˌho͝ok
  • 1A small hook with a long handle for fastening tight buttons (often formerly on buttoned boots or gloves).

    Example sentencesExamples
    • A combination buttonhook and zipper puller having a tapered elongated portion can be inserted in buttonholes of different sizes to grasp buttons of different sizes for buttoning.
    • Victorian boots often had lots of loops and buttons to fasten, and this buttonhook helped with that.
    • Buttonhooks are sticks with a wire loop at the end, and they come in many styles and sizes.
  • 2American Football
    A play in which a pass receiver runs straight downfield and then doubles back sharply toward the line of scrimmage.

    Example sentencesExamples
    • This helps make #2's buttonhook all the more effective.
    • For a buttonhook to be effective, the receiver must convince the defensive back covering him that he is going to continue his pattern downfield.
 
 
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