set off vs sally out

set off and sally out both are verbs.

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

As verbs, sally out is a hyponym of set off; that is, sally out 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 forth.

set off (verb)	sally out (verb)
cause to burst with a violent release of energy	jump out from a hiding place and surprise (someone)
set in motion or cause to begin	set out in a sudden, energetic or violent manner
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