rack up

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Definitions of rack up words

noun rack up ruin or destruction; wrack. 1
verb with object rack up to torture; distress acutely; torment: His body was racked with pain. 1
verb with object rack up to strain in mental effort: to rack one's brains. 1
verb with object rack up to strain by physical force or violence. 1
verb with object rack up to strain beyond what is normal or usual. 1
verb with object rack up to stretch the body of (a person) in torture by means of a rack. 1

before 1250

One of the 11% oldest English words

1250-1300; Middle English rakke, rekke (noun) < Middle Dutch rac, rec, recke; compare Middle Low German reck, German Reck

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A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 99% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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accessed — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
accessing — the ability, right, or permission to approach, enter, speak with, or use; admittance: They have access to the files.
accomplish — If you accomplish something, you succeed in doing it.
accumulate — When you accumulate things or when they accumulate, they collect or are gathered over a period of time.
achieve — If you achieve a particular aim or effect, you succeed in doing it or causing it to happen, usually after a lot of effort.