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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Both creatures have racked up seven movies of their own each, and, of the two, only Alien’s xenomorph has — just about — kept its mystery and gravitas, despite Ridley Scott’s best efforts in the bizarre attempt at an origins story in Prometheus. Damon Wise, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025 So far this season with the Saints in nine games, Shaheed has racked up 44 receptions for 499 yards and two touchdowns. Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025 The comments section, to no surprise, racked up a mix of reactions from fans. Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025 Between them, Mboko and Tjen are 58-14 and 72-12 in 2025, racking up 130 wins to just 26 defeats. Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 3 Nov. 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 5 Nov. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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