Home › Words › M › mankadmankadmankad means A run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.EtymologyNamed after the Indian cricketer Vinoo Mankad.nounA run out of the non-striker by the bowler before bowling the ball if the non-striker leaves their crease too early; thought by some to be unsporting behaviour, but is within the rules of the game.verbTo run a player out by this means.Definitions & examples from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0).Words closest in meaningBy meaning, not spelling — each word's AI semantic fingerprint, nearest first.uncricketlike 51% match — Of behaviour, not conforming to the typical sportsmanship displayed in the game of cricket. vs mankad →caught 46% match — Of the method of being out in which the striker hits the ball and a fielder catches it. vs mankad →unsportsmanlike 45% match — Violating the accepted standards of sportsmanship. vs mankad →outswinger 45% match — a ball that exhibits outswing vs mankad →cheating 44% match — An act of deception, fraud, trickery, imposture, imposition or infidelity. vs mankad →bazball 44% match — An aggressive run-scoring approach to cricket. vs mankad →baserunning 43% match — The act of running bases, or a player's skill in doing so vs mankad →wicketkeeper 43% match — A player who stands behind the batsman’s wicket ready to catch the ball, or to stump the batsman. vs mankad →