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English verb: rack up | |||
| 1. | rack up (competition) gain points in a game | ||
| Samples | The home team scored many times. He hit a home run. He hit .300 in the past season. | ||
| Synonyms | hit, score, tally | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | advance, gain, gain ground, get ahead, make headway, pull ahead, win | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | ace, convert, convert, convert, eagle, equalise, equalize, get, get even, have, hole up, homer, kick, make, par, shoot, walk | ||
| Entail | compete, contend, vie | ||
| 2. | rack up (contact) place in a rack | ||
| Samples | Rack pool balls. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | lay, place, pose, position, put, set | ||
| 3. | rack up (competition) defeat thoroughly | ||
| Samples | He mopped up the floor with his opponents. | ||
| Synonyms | mop up, pip, whip, worst | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Somebody ----s somebody | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | beat, beat out, crush, shell, trounce, vanquish | ||
| 4. | rack up (change) supply a rack with feed for (horses or other animals) | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | fill, fill up | ||
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