hot tub

noun

: a large tub of hot water in which bathers soak and usually socialize
especially : such a tub with a whirlpool device
hot-tub intransitive verb

Examples of hot tub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web Next to the spa entrance, guests will find a free-to-use hot tub and outdoor pool that’s unheated year-round, turning it into a gigantic cold plunge when temperatures drop in winter. Annie Archer, Travel + Leisure, 12 Apr. 2024 Outside, there's a heated pool, a hot tub and a kitchen. Catherine Reagor, The Arizona Republic, 6 Apr. 2024 See all Example Sentences for hot tub 

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Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of hot tub was in 1973

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“Hot tub.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/hot%20tub. Accessed 3 May. 2024.

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