set off vs pick up

pick up vs set off

set off and pick up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
pick up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, pick up is a hyponym of set off; that is, pick up is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than set off:

set off: direct attention to, as if by means of contrast
pick up: lift out or reflect from a background

Other hyponyms of set off include foreground, highlight, play up, spotlight, raise.

set off (verb)	pick up (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	gain or regain energy
set in motion or cause to begin	improve significantly; go from bad to good
direct attention to, as if by means of contrast	lift out or reflect from a background
provoke or stir up	get to know or become aware of, usually accidentally
put in motion or move to act	eat by pecking at, like a bird
depart for someplace	take into custody
make up for	take up by hand
	fill with high spirits; fill with optimism
	give a passenger or a hitchhiker a lift
	take and lift upward
	perceive with the senses quickly, suddenly, or momentarily
	register (perceptual input)
	buy casually or spontaneously
	gather or collect
	get in addition, as an increase
	meet someone for sexual purposes

Difference between set off and pick up

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