Antonyms for rack up

Grammar : Verb

Spell : rak

Phonetic Transcription : ræk

Definition of rack up

Origin : "frame with bars," c.1300, possibly from Middle Dutch rec "framework," literally "something stretched out, related to recken (modern rekken) "stretch out," cognate with Old English reccan "to stretch out," from Proto-Germanic *rak- (cf. Old Saxon rekkian, Old Frisian reza, Old Norse rekja, Old High German recchen, German recken, Gothic uf-rakjan "to stretch out"), from PIE *rog-, from root *reg- "to move in a straight line" (see regal).
Meaning "instrument of torture" first recorded early 15c., perhaps from German rackbank, originally an implement for stretching leather, etc. Mechanical meaning "toothed bar" is from 1797 (see pinion). Meaning "set of antlers" is first attested 1945, American English; hence slang sense of "a woman's breasts" (especially if large), by 1991. Meaning "framework for displaying clothes" is from 1948; hence off the rack (1951) of clothing, as opposed to tailored.

verb achieve, gain

Example sentences :

Rack up the condenser until it is in contact with the under surface of the slide.
Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre

Rack up the body tube until the stained film comes into view.
Extract from : « The Elements of Bacteriological Technique » by John William Henry Eyre

Synonyms for rack up

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