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

Only three players across Europe’s top five domestic leagues racked up more than his 15 assists for Borussia Dortmund last season, while only one player — Inter’s Federico Dimarco — completed more crosses into the opposition penalty area. — Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 11 July 2026

Since releasing his debut album, Jay-Z has racked up 25 Grammy wins as well as several historic firsts for a rapper, including his induction into the Songwriters Hall of Fame (in 2017) and the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (2021). — Caché McClay, USA Today, 11 July 2026

The point guard scored 30 points over the course of the game, 13 of them in the final quarter, as well as racking up three rebounds and two assists, leading the Knicks to a 1-0 series lead in a 105-95 game. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026

On July 11, Swag will turn one year old, though the project has not racked up 52 weeks on either the Official Albums or Official Albums Streaming rankings. — Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 10 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