外す [はずす] /(v5s,vt) (1) to remove/to take off/to detach/to unfasten/to undo/(v5s,vt) (2) to drop (e.g. from a team)/to remove (from a position)/to exclude/to expel/(v5s,vt) (3) to leave (e.g. one's seat)/to go away from/to step out/to slip away/(v5s,vt) (4) to dodge (a question, blow, etc.)/to evade/to sidestep/to avoid (e.g. peak season)/(v5s,vt) (5) (ant: 当たる・1) to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.)/(P)/EntL1203270/