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Rack up

verb

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Verb
  1. 1
    To arrange in a rack. ambitransitive

    "At the start of the game, the referee racks up the red balls."

  2. 2
    supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) wordnet
  3. 3
    To gain (points etc.; in a game or sport), to accumulate. idiomatic

    "Chelsea racked up another 3 points at home to Bolton."

  4. 4
    defeat thoroughly wordnet
  5. 5
    To acquire, to gather together. idiomatic

    "By the age of 18, he had already racked up thousands of dollars in debt."

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  1. 6
    gain points in a game wordnet
  2. 7
    To defeat severely, to thrash. idiomatic
  3. 8
    place in a rack wordnet
  4. 9
    To collect one's chips and cash out.

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