rack up

verb

racked up; racking up; racks up

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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The worst offender has racked up 255, along with $13,000 in outstanding fees and fines while the second-worst offender owes about half that amount for 154 unpaid tickets. Tony Plohetski, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025 In the 10 years since, her company has racked up 2 Oscars, 19 Tonys, 4 Emmys and 1 BAFTA. Maggie McGrath, Forbes.com, 30 July 2025 The spot has racked up north of 7M views across YouTube. Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 July 2025 Before The Middle, actor Charlie McDermott had racked up small film roles and TV guest spots. Will Harris, EW.com, 30 July 2025 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.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/rack%20up. Accessed 3 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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