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As a noun, cellar means an enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter. As a verb, it means store in a cellar.
Meanings of cellar
10 meaningsnoun
An enclosed underground space, often under a building, used for storage or shelter.
A wine collection, especially when stored in a cellar.
slangLast place in a league or competition.
bostonA basement.
Salt cellar
The lowermost portion of a structure partly or wholly below ground level; often used for storage
Similar: basementAn excavation where root vegetables are stored
Similar: root cellarStorage space where wines are stored
Similar: wine cellar
Older and rare meanings (1)
historicalA small dish for holding salt.
verb
To store in a cellar.
Meanings from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 4.0) and Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).