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

Meanwhile, public records show the firms hired to represent the officials racked up hefty legal bills, with some lawyers charging the state $800 an hour. — Kate Payne, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026

Want to rack up even more discounts on the best tech on the market? — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 12 Oct. 2026

Hooking is a great way to rack up points by piggybacking off the work your opponent did. — Sean McGowan, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2026

His first three completions of the game were once to Favors and twice to Brown, quickly racking up 18 yards. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 11 Oct. 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