Definition of "cellar" in English

noun

1. An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.

   • The farmhouse has several additions, added over many decades; it has three cellars, and one of them is older than the other two.

2. A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.

   • The insurance company valued his cellar at $27,000, largely on the strength of his bottles of 1972 Château Hypothetica.

3. (slang) Last place in a league or competition; some rank near last place.

   • The Tigers have been in the cellar all year long, and I'm tired of it.

4. (UK, Northeastern US) A basement.

   • Most of my tools and hardware are in the garage, but I keep some tools in the cellar, too, mainly for convenience.

verb

1. (transitive) To store (something, especially food or wine) in a cellar.

noun

1. salt cellar