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rack up
rack 1 R0007200 (răk)n.1. a. A framework or stand in or on which to hold, hang, or display various articles: a trophy rack; a rack for baseball bats in the dugout; a drying rack for laundry.b. Games A triangular frame for arranging billiard or pool balls at the start of a game.c. A receptacle for livestock feed.d. A frame for holding bombs in an aircraft.2. Slang a. A bunk or bed.b. Sleep: tried to get some rack.3. A toothed bar that meshes with a gearwheel, pinion, or other toothed machine part.4. a. A state of intense anguish.b. A cause of intense anguish.5. An instrument of torture on which the victim's body was stretched.6. A pair of antlers.7. Vulgar Slang A woman's breasts.tr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks 1. To place (billiard balls, for example) in a rack.2. also wrack To cause great physical or mental suffering to: Pain racked his entire body. See Synonyms at afflict.3. To torture by means of the rack.Phrasal Verbs: rack out Slang To go to sleep or get some sleep. rack up Informal To accumulate or score: rack up points.Idioms: off the rack Ready-made. Used of clothing. on the rack Under great stress. rack (one's) brains/brain To try hard to remember or think of something.
[Middle English rakke, probably from Middle Dutch rec, framework; see reg- in Indo-European roots.]
rack′er n.
rack 2 R0007200 (răk)n. A fast, flashy, four-beat gait of a horse in which each foot touches the ground separately and at equal intervals.intr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks To go or move at a rack.
[Origin unknown.]
rack 3 also wrack R0007200 (răk)n. A thin mass of wind-driven clouds.
[Middle English rak, probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Swedish rak, wreckage.]
rack 4 R0007200 (răk)n. Variant of wrack1.
rack 5 R0007200 (răk)n. & v. Variant of wrack2.
rack 6 R0007200 (răk)tr.v. racked, rack·ing, racks To drain (wine or cider) from the dregs.
[Middle English rakken, from Old Provençal arracar, from raca, stems and husks of grapes.]
rack 7 R0007200 (răk)n.1. a. A wholesale rib cut of lamb or veal between the shoulder and the loin.b. A retail rib cut of lamb or veal, prepared for roasting or for rib chops.2. The neck and upper spine of mutton, pork, or veal.
[Probably from rack.]rack up vb (tr, adverb) 1. to accumulate (points)2. (Film) Also: rack down to adjust the vertical alignment of (the picture from a film projector or telecine machine) so that the upper or lower edges of the frame do not showThesaurus| Verb | 1. | rack up - gain points in a game; "The home team scored many times"; "He hit a home run"; "He hit .300 in the past season"score, tally, hitpar - make a score (on a hole) equal to parshoot - score; "shoot a basket"; "shoot a goal"convert - score (a spare)convert - complete successfully; "score a penalty shot or free throw"convert - score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone; "Smith converted and his team won"homer - hit a home rungain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win, gain, advance - obtain advantages, such as points, etc.; "The home team was gaining ground"; "After defeating the Knicks, the Blazers pulled ahead of the Lakers in the battle for the number-one playoff berth in the Western Conference"kick - make a goal; "He kicked the extra point after touchdown"eagle - shoot in two strokes under parhole up - score a hole in oneace - score an ace against; "He aced his opponents"walk - obtain a base on ballsequalise, equalize, get even - compensate; make the score equalget, have, make - achieve a point or goal; "Nicklaus had a 70"; "The Brazilian team got 4 goals"; "She made 29 points that day" | | 2. | rack up - place in a rack; "rack pool balls"lay, place, put, set, position, pose - put into a certain place or abstract location; "Put your things here"; "Set the tray down"; "Set the dogs on the scent of the missing children"; "Place emphasis on a certain point" | | 3. | rack up - defeat thoroughly; "He mopped up the floor with his opponents"worst, whip, mop up, pipbeat, beat out, vanquish, trounce, crush, shell - come out better in a competition, race, or conflict; "Agassi beat Becker in the tennis championship"; "We beat the competition"; "Harvard defeated Yale in the last football game" | | 4. | rack up - supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)fill, fill up - become full; "The pool slowly filled with water"; "The theater filled up slowly" |
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rack up
rack up1. To acquire or accumulate a large number or amount of something. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rack" and "up." The team quickly racked up 35 points in the first 20 minutes of the game. You have to rack customer reward points up for years before you can actually use them for something worthwhile.2. To place billiard balls in a shaped rack to set up for a new game. A noun or pronoun can be used between "rack" and "up." I'll go get the pool cues while you rack the balls up. Rack up! I'll break.See also: rack, uprack something up 1. Lit. to place something onto or into its rack. You had better rack the billiard balls up when you finish this game. Please rack up the balls. 2. Fig. to accumulate something; to collect or acquire something. They all racked a lot of profits up. We racked up twenty points in the game last Saturday. 3. Sl. to wreck or damage something. Fred racked his new car up. He racked up his arm in the football game.See also: rack, uprack upAccumulate or score, as in Last night's episode of that new sitcom racked up at least fifteen points in the ratings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s] See also: rack, uprack upv.1. To accumulate or score a number of something: The home team racked up 64 points. Our team did badly in the first half, but in the second half we really racked the points up.2. To set up billiard balls for a game of billiards or pool by placing them in the rack: He racked up the balls at the start of the game. She picked up the balls, racked them up, and cued off. See also: rack, uprack something up1. tv. to accumulate something; to collect or acquire something. We racked up twenty points in the game last Saturday. 2. tv. to wreck something. He racked up his arm in the football game. See also: rack, something, uprack up in. to become alcohol intoxicated. (see also racked (up).) Let’s go down to the tavern and rack up. See also: rack, upEncyclopediaSeerackLegalSeeRackrack up
Synonyms for rack upverb gain points in a gameSynonymsRelated Words- par
- shoot
- convert
- homer
- gain ground
- get ahead
- make headway
- pull ahead
- win
- gain
- advance
- kick
- eagle
- hole up
- ace
- walk
- equalise
- equalize
- get even
- get
- have
- make
verb place in a rackRelated Words- lay
- place
- put
- set
- position
- pose
verb defeat thoroughlySynonymsRelated Words- beat
- beat out
- vanquish
- trounce
- crush
- shell
verb supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)Related Words |