hot tub

American  

[hot tuhb] / ˈhɒt ˌtʌb /

noun

1. a large tub, usually designed to accommodate several people, that is filled with hot aerated water and often equipped with a thermostat and whirlpool: used for relaxation or physical therapy and often placed out-of-doors, as on a deck or porch.

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Other Word Forms

• hot-tubber noun
• hot-tubbing noun

Etymology

Origin of hot tub

An Americanism dating back to 1970–75

Example Sentences

It didn’t have the allure of, say, 2014, when a congressman threw a hot tub party.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

Trading hot tub confessionals for courtrooms, Duffy became a Wisconsin district attorney and then a congressman.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 26, 2026

They show others - whose faces are redacted - in the hot tub and pool area and Ghislaine Maxwell, Epstein's co-conspirator who is currently serving prison time.

From BBC • Mar. 2, 2026

One that wasn’t: the two-story Ultimate Family Cabana for 12 with a built-in waterslide, a hot tub and your own bathroom.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 11, 2026

She had tipped her seltzer into the hot tub by accident.

From "Genuine Fraud" by E. Lockhart