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rack up

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rack up verb

  1. (cue sports) to arrange in a rackβ€œAt the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls.”
  2. To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulateβ€œChelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton.”
  3. To acquire, to gather together.β€œBy the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt.”
  4. To defeat severely, to thrash

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