rack up
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rack up verb
- (cue sports) to arrange in a rackβAt the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.β
- To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulateβChelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.β
- To acquire, to gather together.βBy the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.β
- To defeat severely, to thrash
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