air-drop vs put down

air-drop and put down both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
air-drop	No	No	Yes	No
put down	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, put down is a hypernym of air-drop; that is, put down is a word with a broader meaning than air-drop:

Other hypernyms of air-drop include discharge, drop, drop off, set down, unload.

air-drop (verb)	put down (verb)
drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
	make a record of; set down in permanent form
	put in a horizontal position
	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
	cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
	put (an animal) to death
	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
	cause to come to the ground