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hit the shelves

hit the shelves verb: to become available for purchase.

Verb

hit the shelves (third-person singular simple present hits the shelves, present participle hitting the shelves, simple past and past participle hit the shelves)

  1. (idiomatic) To become available for purchase.

Forms of hit the shelves

third-person singular presenthits the shelves
present participlehitting the shelves
past participlehit the shelves
pasthit the shelves

Questions about hit the shelves

What does hit the shelves mean?
Hit the shelves means to become available for purchase.
What part of speech is hit the shelves?
Hit the shelves is a verb.
What is the past tense of hit the shelves?
The past tense of hit the shelves is hit the shelves.

Words near hit the shelves in the dictionary

  1. hit the rocks
  2. hit the roof
  3. hit the sack
  4. hit the sauce
  5. hit the sheets
  6. hit the shelves
  7. hit the shops
  8. hit the shower
  9. hit the showers
  10. hit the silk
  11. hit the skids

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