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

Taking all of the guesswork out of getting ready for the day, this sleeveless to-the-knee dress has racked up over 2,500 reviews from shoppers who swear by its relaxed fit and versatility. — Tanya Sharma, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026

Some seem to be duplicate listings of the standard recording, while others are clearly alternate editions released to help the track rack up as many purchases as possible before next week’s Billboard charts are compiled. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026

For the sake of argument, though the math certainly would not work out this cleanly, choppering to and from 41 home games at $4,000 a flight would rack up a $328,000 tab. — Fred Katz, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Lineage has racked up fines from both the Los Angeles County health department and the South Coast Air Quality Management District over the last several weeks as residents file complaints over ongoing odor issues. — Gavin J. Quinton, Los Angeles Times, 31 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