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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That holiday smash has racked up a total of 19 stays at the summit, with those stints spread out across more than half a decade. Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 4 May 2025 For example, in less than a year between 2022 and 2023, Todd Pletcher – a prominent East Coast trainer – racked up six positive tests. Katie Bo Lillis, CNN Money, 2 May 2025 The clip, shared by his doting owner Marquita from Cincinnati, Ohio, has racked up over half a million views on TikTok (@marquitalarissa). Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 May 2025 Gold prices soar Investors have racked up big profits on gold over the past year. Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 1 May 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 21 May. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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