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

There was a dip in quality, if not drama, last time out compared to the 2024-25 campaign, which saw Leeds United and Burnley rack up 100 points apiece on the way to automatic promotion. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

The defense team, which has received more than $1 million in donations, has racked up several pretrial wins, including the dismissal of the top counts in both cases. — Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 13 Aug. 2026

Fiscal risks have been growing as the federal government racks up more and more debt. — Michelle Fox, CNBC, 13 Aug. 2026

With debts racking up, Ina loses the family’s bus company, forcing her to shift between jobs, from construction to becoming a bar entertainer, therefore forging an identity through toil. — Lé Baltar, IndieWire, 13 Aug. 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