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rack up

British  

verb

  1. to accumulate (points)

  2. 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 show

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rack up Idioms  

  1. Accumulate or score, as in Last night's episode of that new sitcom racked up at least fifteen points in the ratings. [Colloquial; mid-1900s]

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The plant had racked up years of cost overruns and technical breakdowns.

From Los Angeles Times

As Kempczinski’s video racked up millions of views and thousands of comments, Burger King stepped in with its own.

From The Wall Street Journal

Many defense stocks were racking up further gains on Tuesday, defying a selloff in the major indexes as the Middle East conflict entered a fourth day.

From Barron's

Where Arsenal hasn’t won many admirers is in the manner of racking up those goals.

From The Wall Street Journal

Osbourne racked up more than 100 million worldwide album sales over five decades, including 19 studio albums and eight live albums with Black Sabbath and another 13 studio albums as a solo artist.

From BBC

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