はずす【外す】

1. to take off, to remove; to undo
   - 眼鏡を外す
     - take off one's glasses
   - 上着のボタンを外す
     - unbutton [undo the buttons of] one's coat
   - 犬の鎖を外す
     - unchain a dog
   - 箱のふたを外した
     - I removed the lid from the box.
   - ドアの鍵かぎ［留め金］を外しなさい
     - Unlock [Unlatch] the door.
   - 彼は先発メンバーから外された
     - He was removed [dropped/scratched] from the starting lineup.

2. to leave a seat
   - 席を外す
     - leave one's seat
   - 彼はいつの間にか席を外していた
     - He had slipped out of the room unnoticed.
   - 彼はただいま席を外しております
     - 〔電話などで〕He is not at his desk just now.

3.  to elude, to dodge, to evade
  - 相手の打撃を巧みに外した
    - He skillfully dodged his opponent's blow.
  - 彼女は私の質問を外した
    - She evaded my question.
  - 投手が次の一球を外した
    - The pitcher wasted the next pitch.
  - 投手はゆるい球で打者のタイミングを外した
    - The pitcher 「threw the batter's timing off [upset the batter's timing] with a slow pitch.

4. to miss something, to miss the mark
  - 機会［的］を外す
    - miss 「a chance [the mark]