dynamite vs set off

dynamite is a noun but set off is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
dynamite	Yes	No	Yes	No
set off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, set off is a hypernym of dynamite; that is, set off is a word with a broader meaning than dynamite:

Other hypernyms of dynamite include blow up, detonate, explode.

dynamite (noun)	set off (noun)
an explosive containing nitrate sensitized with nitroglycerin absorbed on wood pulp

dynamite (verb)	set off (verb)
blow up with dynamite	cause to burst with a violent release of energy
	set in motion or cause to begin
	direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
	provoke or stir up
	put in motion or move to act
	depart for someplace
	make up for