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

Instead, the Chiefs racked up one of those wins that was easy to complain about a couple of seasons ago. — Kansas City Star, 21 Sep. 2026

The Panthers allowed the Bears to rack up 59 points against them. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 20 Sep. 2026

Isobel Borlase and DeWanna Bonner provided an electric energy off the bench and wasted no time racking up baskets. — Micahya Costen, AJC.com, 20 Sep. 2026

By halftime, the star running back had racked up 14 rushes for 62 yards and a trio of catches for another 19. — Miami Herald, 20 Sep. 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