hit the stores

verb

To become available for purchase at retail locations.

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Meanings

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

present singular third person hits the stores · participle present hitting the stores

  1. idiomaticTo become available for purchase at retail locations.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
hit the streets
Cite this entry
APA

hit the stores. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20stores

MLA

“hit the stores.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20stores. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “hit the stores,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/hit%20the%20stores.

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