ACL

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noun

An injury to the ACL.

“He's having a pretty good year, coming off of an ACL.”

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Meanings

nounACL (plural ACLs)

plural ACLs

  1. abbreviationinitialismanatomyInitialism of anterior cruciate ligament.

    Mark Zuckerberg shares photos from the hospital after undergoing knee surgery for a torn ACL suffered during MMA training.

    2023 November 4, “Mark Zuckerberg tears ACL while training for MMA fight early next year”, in The Guardian, →ISSN, archived from the original on 06 Dec 2023
    1. by ellipsisanatomyAn injury to the ACL.

      He's having a pretty good year, coming off of an ACL.

  2. abbreviationinitialismcomputingInitialism of access control list.
  3. abbreviationinitialismbusinessInitialism of action-centered leadership.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
anterior cruciate ligament

Rhymes & wordplay

Anagrams

callac
Cite this entry
APA

ACL. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 2, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ACL

MLA

“ACL.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ACL. Accessed November 2, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “ACL,” accessed November 2, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/ACL.

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