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 And Success Of The ‘When Gen-Z Write The Marketing Script’ TikTok Trend While the origin of these memes is hard to pinpoint precisely, one of the posts that rocketed it mainstream started in the U.K. where a video by Currys—an electronics retailer—racked up millions of views. Callum Booth, Forbes, 27 Sep. 2024 While all of these battles are ongoing, the financial industry has racked up several victories so far. Hugh Son, CNBC, 27 Sep. 2024 Videos of TikTok users joking about going into baby aisles to search for and take money from baby products have racked up millions of views since the trend took off. Daysia Tolentino, NBC News, 26 Sep. 2024 Following its debut season in 2023, the acclaimed The Last of Us racked up multiple nominations at both the Golden Globes and the Primetime Emmy Awards, with guest stars Nick Offerman and Storm Reid both winning Emmys in their respective Outstanding Supportive categories. Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 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 Oct. 2024.

Kids Definition

rack up

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