shoot vs put down

shoot is a noun but put down is not a noun.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
shoot	Yes	No	Yes	No
put down	No	No	Yes	No

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

Other hypernyms of shoot include enter, record.

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

Other hypernyms of shoot include enter, record.

shoot (noun)	put down (noun)
the act of shooting at targets
a new branch

shoot (verb)	put down (verb)
give an injection to	put down in writing; of texts, musical compositions, etc.
produce buds, branches, or germinate	make a record of; set down in permanent form
measure the altitude of by using a sextant	put in a horizontal position
record on photographic film	remove (cargo, people, etc.) from and leave
make a film or photograph of something	cause to sit or seat or be in a settled position or place
utter fast and forcefully	put (an animal) to death
fire a shot; release	reduce in worth or character, usually verbally
hit with a missile from a weapon	cause to come to the ground
score
spend frivolously and unwisely
force or drive (a fluid or gas) into by piercing
throw or propel in a specific direction or towards a specific objective
throw dice, as in a crap game
variegate by interweaving weft threads of different colors
run or move very quickly or hastily
move quickly and violently
send forth suddenly, intensely, swiftly
cause a sharp and sudden pain in
kill by firing a missile
emit (as light, flame, or fumes) suddenly and forcefully