Meaning of rack up | Babel Free

Definitions

1. To arrange in a rack.
   ambitransitive
2. To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate.
   idiomatic
3. To acquire, to gather together.
   idiomatic
4. To defeat severely, to thrash.
   idiomatic
5. To collect one's chips and cash out.

Equivalents

Examples

“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.”

“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.”

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