rack up

verb

racked up; racking up; racks up

transitive verb

: achieve, gain

racked up their 10th victory

Synonyms of rack up

• score

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

Meanwhile, Alabama racked up 483 yards on just 61 plays, for nearly eight yards per play. — Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Posts on the topic racked up tens of millions of views in mere days. — Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

The last stretch of the musical, when Ponyboy is back with his brothers stunned by all the losses that have racked up during his misadventures, drags a bit because of the lack of fine-tuning in the characterizations. — Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 5 Oct. 2026

Miami’s defenders frequently found their way into the Tigers’ backfield, racking up five sacks in the first half and holding Clemson to zero net rushing yards (26 with sacks removed). — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 4 Oct. 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for rack up

• backup
• blowup
• breakup
• buildup
• checkup
• cleanup
• holdup
• hookup
• lineup
• lockup
• makeup
• markup

Kids Definition

rack up

verb

: score entry 2 sense 4a

racked 30 points up in the first half