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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Adolescence has racked up over 114 million views and reached the top 10 in all 93 countries where the top 10 is available. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 10 Apr. 2025 At the time of publication, his post racked up more than 1.4 million views, 36,000 likes and 3,400 comments. Raja Krishnamoorthi, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Apr. 2025 There are also some extreme long-shots that have racked up major liability at a couple of sportsbooks. Max Meyer, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025 The show racked up two Emmys and three Golden Globes while launching the careers of Kyle MacLachlan, Mädchen Amick, and more. EW.com, 8 Apr. 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 16 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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