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

She is also being ordered to pay nearly $4 million in fines and court costs, more than half of it going to pay private attorney's fees that the county racked up in suing her. —John Ramos, CBS News, 31 Mar. 2026

Cooper, meanwhile, racked up 69 receptions for 937 yards and a stunning 13 touchdowns during the Hoosiers' title-winning season. —Andrew McCarty, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026

That sounds like an awfully low bar for a team on pace to rack up at least 120 points during the regular season. —Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 30 Mar. 2026

Videos of seagulls stealing food off plates and beach towels have gone viral, racking up millions of views across social media. —Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 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