rack up

verb

racked up; racking up; racks up
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transitive verb

: achieve, gain
racked up their 10th victory

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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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While the Rebels racked up nearly 500 yards, Missouri’s prolific running game was held to a season-low 39 yards. — Pj Green, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026 The Rebels racked up 257 yards on the ground in large part because of the efforts of Kewan Lacy and backup Makhi Frazier. — Austin Perry Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 Oct. 2026 And Dieffenbach, who was racking up college offers, was left with a depleted roster and a grim senior season outlook. — Connor Dullinger, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026 The source series, a Vidio original, has racked up more than 34 million views on the streamer. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for rack up

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of rack up was in 1949

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rack up

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