rack up

verb

racked up; racking up; racks up
Synonyms of rack upnext

transitive verb

: achieve, gain
racked up their 10th victory

Examples of rack up in a Sentence

having racked up a huge number of points in the short program, the figure skater would have to have a disastrous long program in order to miss out on a medal racked up their second consecutive Super Bowl victory
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Adriana Harmeyer racked up 15 consecutive victories in 2024 and a total of $351,600 in regular-season winnings. Jessica Sager, PEOPLE, 26 Apr. 2026 The former four-star recruit racked up 33 tackles, 7 tackles-for-loss and 3½ sacks in 2025, added a fumble-return touchdown, earned second-team All-SEC honors and was named a team captain his senior season. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026 Over the next decade or so, many of these trees will be coming down — landing across roads, snapping power lines, crushing cars and demolishing roofs, racking up hundreds of millions of dollars in insured claims. Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Apr. 2026 Cale Makar, who racked up more points than all but two NHL defensemen during the year, scored a tiebreaking goal in Game 3, his first tangible offensive contribution. Andrew Knoll, Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rack up

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of rack up was in 1949

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“Rack up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.

Kids Definition

rack up

verb
: score entry 2 sense 4a
racked 30 points up in the first half
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