buttonhookPronunciation: /ˈbʌt(ə)nhʊk/Translate buttonhook | into Italian Definition of buttonhook noun 1a small hook with a long handle for fastening tight buttons (often formerly on buttoned boots). 2 American Football a play in which a pass receiver runs straight downfield and then doubles back sharply towards the line of scrimmage. buttonhook in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of buttonhook in the US English dictionary