a room, or set of rooms, for the storage of food, fuel, etc., wholly or partly underground and usually beneath a building.

an underground room or story.

wine cellar.

Sports . the lowest position in a group ranked in order of games won

The team was in the cellar for most of the season.

to place or store in a cellar.

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apartment , basement , subbasement , subterrane , underground room , vaultnotes:a cellar is a storage place , usually underground , for foodstuffs etc; basement is the lowest story of a building , part or wholly below ground level , cave , downstairs , storeroom , vault