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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Following his work on Weeds, Milder has racked up acting credits. Samantha Stutsman, People.com, 8 Aug. 2025 During his first stint with the Eagles, Gardner-Johnson appeared in 12 games, racking up 67 tackles, eight pass deflections, and six interceptions. Justin Grasso, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Aug. 2025 Argentinian guitarist Ivan Singh headed to Chicago just four years ago with little more than a cigar box guitar, racking up local gigs at iconic Windy City blues clubs like Rosa’s and Legends since. Jim Ryan, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2025 Retired Trooper Gregory Raftery joined the force in 1996 and retired in 2018 at age 47, racking up more than 21 years of eligible service for the agency’s pension plan, which benefited him to more than $72,000 per year, according to court records. Flint McColgan, Boston Herald, 7 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 19 Aug. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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