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 How to pronounce hot tub (audio)
intransitive verb

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In 2023, at the age of 54, Perry was found floating, face down, in a hot tub at his Los Angeles home. — Irenie Forshaw, TheWeek, 28 Oct. 2026 Outside, a private deck overlooks the mountains, as does a hot tub filled with fresh water directly from the surrounding glacial streams. — Luke Abrahams, Vogue, 27 Oct. 2026 Glass doors open onto a patio, overstrung with prayer flags, a hot tub, a thin strip of lawn, and a dock. — Nick Paumgarten, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026 Glass doors spill open to the wrap-around patio, set up with a fire pit, a hot tub, and a grill area, all overlooking the fourth tee of the golf course. — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for hot tub

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 30 Oct. 2026.

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