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

Before being sidelined with a concussion for nearly two years in the 2010-11 season, Crosby racked up 26 goals and 24 assists for 50 points in just 25 games — good for a pace of two points per game. —Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 22 Dec. 2025

Since being posted, the video has gone viral, racking up nearly 380,000 views and hundreds of comments. —Jordan Greene, PEOPLE, 22 Dec. 2025

Each Avatar film has launched the weekend before Christmas, and parts 1 and 2 have proven to have long, long legs, racking up hundreds of millions in their walks into and through the new year. —Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Dec. 2025

Georgia racked up 510 yards of total offense, and Gunner Stockton was 26-of-31 for 289 yards and four touchdowns. —Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 21 Dec. 2025

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