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hitting the stores

hitting the stores is the present participle and gerund of hit the stores.

Meaning of hit the stores

Verb

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

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

Questions about hitting the stores

What is hitting the stores the present participle and gerund of?
Hitting the stores is the present participle and gerund of hit the stores.

Words near hitting the stores in the dictionary

  1. hitting the shower
  2. hitting the showers
  3. hitting the silk
  4. hitting the skids
  5. hitting the spot
  6. hitting the stores
  7. hitting the streets
  8. hitting the trail
  9. hitting the wall
  10. hitting them licks
  11. hitting time

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