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get cracking vs set out

set out vs get cracking

get cracking and set out both are verbs.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
get cracking No No Yes No
set out No No Yes No
As verbs, set out is a hypernym of get cracking; that is, set out is a word with a broader meaning than get cracking:
  • get cracking: start to be active
  • set out: take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
Other hypernyms of get cracking include begin, commence, get, get down, set about, start, start out.
get cracking (verb) set out (verb)
start to be active take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
depart for someplace
Difference between get cracking and set out

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