Definition of "hot tub" [hot tub]

• A very large tub made of ceramic, acrylic, wood, or another substance and filled with hot water in which one or more bathers may soak. (noun)

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• "Four-bay garage, a guesthouse, hot tub up on the dune."
• "A long pause as the reality of how many responsible home-repair items trump installation of a hot tub washes over us both."