put down vs air-drop

put down and air-drop both are verbs.

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

As verbs, air-drop is a hyponym of put down; that is, air-drop is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than put down:

Other hyponyms of put down include wharf.

put down (verb)	air-drop (verb)
put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.	drop (an object) from the air; unload from a plane or helicopter
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