rack up

verb

racked up; racking up; racks up
Synonyms of rack upnext

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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In the last month, Zootopia 2 has racked up multiple records. Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 31 Dec. 2025 Linebacker Kyle Taylor racked up 10 tackles and broke up a pass for the Red Wolves on his way to being named defensive MVP of the contest. Erick Taylor, Arkansas Online, 31 Dec. 2025 And San Francisco needed every bit of it to escape with a win on Sunday against a Bears offense that racked up 440 yards (the 49ers had 496) and were 2 yards away from a game-winning touchdown when Caleb Williams’ pass fell incomplete with the clock showing zeroes. Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 29 Dec. 2025 The movie, Bronstein’s follow-up to her 2028 debut Yeast starring Greta Gerwig, has been racking up accolades since Park City. Patrick Hipes, Deadline, 29 Dec. 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 1 Jan. 2026.

Kids Definition

rack up

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