set off vs sally forth

set off and sally forth both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set off	No	No	Yes	No
sally forth	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hyponyms of set off include lift off, take off, roar off, blaze, blaze out, sally out.

set off (verb)	sally forth (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
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