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

New Orleans racked up 50 points in the paint to go ahead by as many as 15 points in the third quarter at the Smoothie King Center. —Jason Beede, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Apr. 2026

The race to embrace the mantle of change in the June 2 primary election comes at a moment of political peril for Bass, a veteran Democrat who has racked up high disapproval numbers in several voter surveys. —Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2026

Since joining the Kansas City Fire Department in 2002, Sam Santa Maria has racked up several DWI cases and pleaded guilty to child abuse in 2024. —Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 6 Apr. 2026

And, in a perfectly fitting twist, UConn can cement that status by overcoming a Michigan powerhouse that is racking up historically impressive numbers, hoping to go down as one of the sport's greatest teams itself. —CBS News, 6 Apr. 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