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

ˈhät-ˌtəb 

intransitive verb

Examples of hot tub in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

There are male and female wet areas (sauna, steam, hot tub), a fitness center, and treatment rooms. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 22 July 2026

LeAnn Rimes is spending her road trip from California back home to Nashville naked in a hot tub with her husband, Eddie Cibrian. — Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026

It’s caused by Legionella bacteria, which grow in warm water and can spread in such places as hot tubs and building cooling equipment. — ABC News, 21 July 2026

People become infected by breathing in tiny droplets of contaminated water, commonly from sources such as cooling towers, hot tubs or decorative fountains. — Anthony Thompson, USA Today, 19 July 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for hot tub

• nightclub
• bub
• club
• cub
• dub
• grub
• hub
• nub
• pub
• rub
• scrub
• shrub