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

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Consider the indoor hot tub surrounded by carpeting. Tj MacIas, Kansas City Star, 11 Sep. 2025 Outside, the sundeck is equipped with a hot tub, a bar, a barbecue, and a large alfresco dining area for those dramatic dinners. Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 10 Sep. 2025 Each bungalow has its own charming additions like a billiards room, hillside hot tubs and even full swimming pools but all come with morning tea service in bed courtesy of house butlers. Alissa Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025 There is also a duo of two-bedroom villas, the most luxurious of which, Villa Sol, sleeps four and is equipped with two outdoor areas with stylish Chartreuse-green sunloungers, a steel hot tub, spacious living and dining spaces, and the option of hiring a private chef. Siobhan Reid, Travel + Leisure, 8 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for hot tub

Word History

First Known Use

1973, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
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 15 Sep. 2025.

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