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

The three-time Pro Bowl running back racked up 9,651 rushing yards and 55 rushing touchdowns in his NFL career, before retiring in 2017. — ABC News, 17 July 2026

Hughes racked up between 46 and 54 games every season between 1988 and 1995, when he was sold to Chelsea to allow the Class of ’92 to come through. — Andy Mitten, New York Times, 17 July 2026

When The Bear racked up five guest nominations in 2024, its peak Emmy year, SNL still managed nominations for Rudolph, Kristen Wiig, and Ryan Gosling. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 17 July 2026

Besides Season 4 of Bridgerton, nothing else on the service even came close to racking up that large of an audience. — Katie Campione, Deadline, 16 July 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