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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At the time of publication, her X post racked up over one million views, 58,000 likes and 1,500 comments. Josh Hammer, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Apr. 2025 The post, meanwhile, racked up a number of comments from users on TikTok, including several professional sports teams across the NFL, NHL and more. Skyler Caruso, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025 Jack Harris reported recently that Snell (who has made at least 20 starts in every full season of his nine-year career,) and Scott (who has racked up 275 appearances over the last four seasons) are durable pitchers. Los Angeles Times, 29 Mar. 2025 That set the tone for closer Ryan Helsley, who racked up three strikeouts in the ninth to slam the door. Katie Woo, New York Times, 28 Mar. 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 5 Apr. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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