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

For the second of two F--- Cancer gigs, Reynoso has racked up a gloriously absurd 13 local bands on one madcap, rapid-fire club bill, where each will swarm the stage rig to plug in and play 10-minute sets before giving way to the next act. — Aaron Davis, Sacbee.com, 1 Nov. 2026

But the elections across the country cannot be ignored , given the implications for the AI buildout trade if anti-data-center politicians rack up big victories. — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 1 Nov. 2026

The Tar Heels racked up 407 yards, 341 of them through the air. — Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 31 Oct. 2026

Many racked up heavy debt, ruined their credit or relied on food banks just to feed their children. — Brianna Keilar, CNN Money, 30 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