"hit the shelves" meaning in English

See hit the shelves in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Verb

Forms: hits the shelves [present, singular, third-person], hitting the shelves [participle, present], hit the shelves [participle, past], hit the shelves [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|hit<,,hit> the shelves}} 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. Tags: idiomatic Related terms: hit the shops, hit the stores, hit the streets
    Sense id: en-hit_the_shelves-en-verb-AewLYEkL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries

Inflected forms

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  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hits the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit<,,hit> the shelves"
      },
      "expansion": "hit the shelves (third-person singular simple present hits the shelves, present participle hitting the shelves, simple past and past participle hit the shelves)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "English entries with incorrect language header",
          "parents": [
            "Entries with incorrect language header",
            "Entry maintenance"
          ],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with 1 entry",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        },
        {
          "kind": "other",
          "name": "Pages with entries",
          "parents": [],
          "source": "w"
        }
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become available for purchase."
      ],
      "id": "en-hit_the_shelves-en-verb-AewLYEkL",
      "links": [
        [
          "available",
          "available#English"
        ],
        [
          "purchase",
          "purchase#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To become available for purchase."
      ],
      "related": [
        {
          "word": "hit the shops"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit the stores"
        },
        {
          "word": "hit the streets"
        }
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit the shelves"
}

{
  "forms": [
    {
      "form": "hits the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "present",
        "singular",
        "third-person"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hitting the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "present"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "participle",
        "past"
      ]
    },
    {
      "form": "hit the shelves",
      "tags": [
        "past"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "head_templates": [
    {
      "args": {
        "1": "hit<,,hit> the shelves"
      },
      "expansion": "hit the shelves (third-person singular simple present hits the shelves, present participle hitting the shelves, simple past and past participle hit the shelves)",
      "name": "en-verb"
    }
  ],
  "lang": "English",
  "lang_code": "en",
  "pos": "verb",
  "related": [
    {
      "word": "hit the shops"
    },
    {
      "word": "hit the stores"
    },
    {
      "word": "hit the streets"
    }
  ],
  "senses": [
    {
      "categories": [
        "English entries with incorrect language header",
        "English idioms",
        "English lemmas",
        "English multiword terms",
        "English verbs",
        "Pages with 1 entry",
        "Pages with entries"
      ],
      "glosses": [
        "To become available for purchase."
      ],
      "links": [
        [
          "available",
          "available#English"
        ],
        [
          "purchase",
          "purchase#English"
        ]
      ],
      "raw_glosses": [
        "(idiomatic) To become available for purchase."
      ],
      "tags": [
        "idiomatic"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "word": "hit the shelves"
}

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