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
Recent Examples on the Web These slides are racking up rave reviews from Amazon shoppers. Jamie Allison Sanders, Peoplemag, 6 June 2024 Less than a week after joining TikTok, former President Donald Trump's following on the app has dwarfed those of his opponents in the presidential race, with his account racking up 5.6 million followers and amassing more than 87 million views on his first video. Julia Ingram, CBS News, 5 June 2024 His one and only video racked up over 34 million views as of Sunday afternoon. Juliana Kim, NPR, 2 June 2024 Sales decreased another 18% in the first quarter of this year, with the company racking up $54 million in losses. Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 31 May 2024 See all Example Sentences for rack up 

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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 9 Jun. 2024.

Kids Definition

rack up

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