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hit the shops

hit the shops verb: to become available for purchase at retail locations.

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To become available for purchase at retail locations.

Forms of hit the shops

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

Questions about hit the shops

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

Words near hit the shops in the dictionary

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

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