外す

はずす

Meanings

  1. Godan verb, Transitive to remove; to take off; to detach; to unfasten; to undo
  2. to drop (e.g. from a team); to remove (from a position); to exclude; to expel
  3. to leave (e.g. one's seat); to go away from; to step out; to slip away
  4. to dodge (a question, blow, etc.); to evade; to sidestep; to avoid (e.g. peak season)
  5. to miss (a target, chance, punch, etc.) Antonym: 当たる (あたる).
  6. to get wrong; to fail to hit the mark; to misjudge

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