Definition
To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.
To acquire, to gather together.
To defeat severely, to thrash.
In Context
- "Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton."
- "In between, Mesut Özil's penalty was saved and Arsenal racked up more chances than they would probably want to remember."
- "As the hearings open, Every Breath You Take sits in the Top 10 of the most-streamed songs daily worldwide on Spotify, racking up about 3.5m plays on that platform alone each day: more than some of the most popular songs of recent times such as Billie Eilish’s Birds of a Feather and Lady Gaga and Bruno Mars’s Die With a Smile."
- "By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt."
- "Rack up your arm candy with this schmancy bangle, watch, and bracelet set from Anne Klein."