start out vs take off

start out and take off both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
start out	No	No	Yes	No
take off	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, start out and take off are synonyms defined as:

Other synonyms of start out include depart, part, set forth, set off, set out, start.

As verbs, take off is a hyponym of start out; that is, take off is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than start out:

Other hyponyms of start out include lift off, roar off, blaze, blaze out, sally forth, sally out.

start out (verb)	take off (verb)
take the first step or steps in carrying out an action	remove clothes or shoes
depart for someplace	take away
	make a subtraction
	prove fatal
	mimic or imitate in an amusing or satirical manner
	depart for someplace
	get started or set in motion, used figuratively
	depart from the ground
	take time off from work; stop working temporarily