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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What begins as a sweet reunion between a man and his Labrador quickly unravels into something far stranger in a TikTok video that has now racked up more than 280,000 views. Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Nov. 2025 That isn't stopping borrowers from racking up more credit card debt, though. Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 17 Nov. 2025 The Kings might be racking up losses, but Russell Westbrook is still racking up accolades. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 15 Nov. 2025 Nearly all of his videos with the soon-to-be 1-year-old have gone viral, with some racking up close to 25 million views. Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 15 Nov. 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 19 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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