CHALK UP

Pronunciation (US): (GB):

Meaning:

Keep score, as in games

Synonyms:

chalk up; tally

Classified under:

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing

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

enter; put down; record (make a record of; set down in permanent form)

"Chalk up" entails doing...:

count; enumerate; number; numerate (determine the number or amount of)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s

Meaning:

Accumulate as a debt

Example:

he chalked up $100 in the course of the evening

Synonyms:

chalk up; run up

Classified under:

Verbs of buying, selling, owning

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

owe (be obliged to pay or repay)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something