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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Bowers burst onto the scene in Las Vegas last season and racked up 1,194 receiving yards on 112 catches (both NFL records for rookie tight ends). Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025 Between August 13 and 15, the tune racked up 1.2 million streams in the United States. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2025 The video gained traction quickly, racking up millions of views after it was posted to several accounts on TikTok and Instagram. Taylor Seely, AZCentral.com, 21 Aug. 2025 In January 2024, SK Battery America in Georgia, a subsidiary of SK On, was cited by OSHA for six serious violations, racking up more than $70,000 in fines. Olivia Evans, The Courier-Journal, 21 Aug. 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 29 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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