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

And hopefully that group would include Jennings’s own two college-age kids, who grew up watching their dad rack up big money night after night just by being himself. — Marah Eakin, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026

Debit cards One of the easiest ways to get around the risk of racking up credit card debt is to opt for a debit card. — Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

One subject, the podcaster Andrew Gold, begins tailoring his content to anti-woke audiences, racking up huge numbers by playing to the preexisting grievances of his angry followers. — Jeremy Gordon, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Novig also posted an ad on its Instagram reels, which has racked up 37 million views in four days. — Jack Guy, CNN Money, 14 Sep. 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