tekač
1. tekač, tekačica
(football) a back on the offensive team (a fullback or halfback) who tries to advance the ball by carrying it on plays from the line of scrimmage [(nogomet) hrbet na napadalni ekipi (pol bok ali celoten odkrito) ki poskuša napredovati žogo s prenašanjem na igrah iz linije odkrito]
2. tekač
(football) a ball carrier who tries to gain ground by running with the ball [(nogomet) igralec, ki poskuša pridobiti teren z držanjem žoge in tekom]
3. tekač, ptič neletalec
flightless birds having flat breastbones lacking a keel for attachment of flight muscles: ostriches; cassowaries; emus; moas; rheas; kiwis; elephant birds [Ptice, ki ne morejo leteti in imajo na prsnem košu raven grudni koš brez krimpe, na kateri bi se pričvrščale letalne mišice: noji; kasuariji; emuje; moho; rhei; kiviji; slonovske ptice.]
4. tekač, kurir
a boy who earns money by running errands [fant, ki zasluži denar s tekom opravkov]
5. tekač
a long narrow carpet [dolga ozka preproga]
6. tekačica, tekač
someone who travels on foot by running [nekdo, ki potuje peš s tekom]
7. tekačica, tekač
a trained athlete who competes in foot races [izurjeni športnik, ki tekmuje v tekaških dirkah]
8. tekač, lovec
(chess) a piece that can be moved diagonally over unoccupied squares of the same color [(šah) figura, ki se lahko premika diagonalno preko nezasedenih kvadratov iste barve]