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RACK UP

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals)

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Hypernyms (to "rack up" is one way to...):

fill; fill up (become full)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

Sense 2

Meaning:

Defeat thoroughly

Example:

He mopped up the floor with his opponents

Synonyms:

mop up; pip; rack up; whip; worst

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "rack up" is one way to...):

beat; beat out; crush; shell; trounce; vanquish (come out better in a competition, race, or conflict)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody

Sense 3

Meaning:

Gain points in a game

Example:

He hit .300 in the past season

Synonyms:

hit; rack up; score; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of fighting, athletic activities

Hypernyms (to "rack up" is one way to...):

advance; gain; gain ground; get ahead; make headway; pull ahead; win (obtain advantages, such as points, etc.)

"Rack up" entails doing...:

compete; contend; vie (compete for something; engage in a contest; measure oneself against others)

Troponyms (each of the following is one way to "rack up"):

par (make a score (on a hole) equal to par)

shoot (score)

convert (score (a spare))

convert (complete successfully)

convert (score an extra point or points after touchdown by kicking the ball through the uprights or advancing the ball into the end zone)

homer (hit a home run)

kick (make a goal)

eagle (shoot in two strokes under par)

hole up (score a hole in one)

ace (score an ace against)

walk (obtain a base on balls)

equalise; equalize; get even (compensate; make the score equal)

get; have; make (achieve a point or goal)

Sentence frames:

Somebody ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sense 4

Meaning:

Place in a rack

Example:

rack pool balls

Classified under:

Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging

Hypernyms (to "rack up" is one way to...):

lay; place; pose; position; put; set (put into a certain place or abstract location)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

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