launch vs set out

launch is a noun but set out is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
launch	Yes	No	Yes	No
set out	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of launch include begin, commence, get, get down, set about, start, start out.

launch (noun)	set out (noun)
the act of propelling with force
a motorboat with an open deck or a half deck

launch (verb)	set out (verb)
begin with vigor	take the first step or steps in carrying out an action
propel with force	lay out orderly or logically in a line or as if in a line
launch for the first time; launch on a maiden voyage	depart for someplace
get going; give impetus to
smoothen the surface of
set up or found