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 | ||