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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Hardwiring your systems to a single vendor or large language model (LLM) locks you in, racks up technical debt and slows your ability to adapt. Fletcher Keister, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 The group, who starred in the Pandora Essence summer campaign, has racked up viral moments since their debut in 2023, most notably their recent Gap campaign. Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 9 Sep. 2025 The viral clip has racked up nearly 19 million views so far, leaving fans buzzing over the pair’s funny performance. Escher Walcott, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025 At the time of publication, @SCdailyupdates' post racked up 1 million views and 46,000 likes. Megan Cartwright, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for rack up

Word History

First Known Use

1949, in the meaning defined above

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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 13 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

rack up

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