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
Recent Examples on the Web Jeanty has racked up 1,525 yards on the season and is averaging 8 yards per carry. Sam Joseph, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024 As Democrats have gained ground with them, the party has racked up a string of victories in low-turnout special elections and off-year contests. David Lauter, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2024 Last October, the company said that Loki Season 2 had racked up 10.9M views in its first three days on the platform, but Loki has remained one of the streamer’s strongest performing live-action Marvel series to date. Katie Campione, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2024 In that game, Pickens had his best performance of the 2024 season, scoring his first touchdown and racking up 111 receiving yards. Nathan Kamal, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for rack up 

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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 Nov. 2024.

Kids Definition

rack up

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