English dictionary

rack up Meaning & Definition

Phonetic codes: R AE1 K AH1 P

What Does Rack Up Mean?

Rack Up is used as a verb meaning To arrange in a rack. It is also used to mean To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.

To arrange in a rack.
At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.
To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.
Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.
To acquire, to gather together.
By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.
To defeat severely, to thrash.
To collect one's chips and cash out.
To attribute, chalk up.

(cue sports) to arrange in a rack
At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.

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No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.

If you rack up, I'll break.

Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.

By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.

rack up (third-person singular simple present racks up, present participle racking up, simple past and past participle racked up)