Phrase guide

hot tub

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

noun

Meaning 1

A large tub, often situated outdoors, filled with hot water and used for communal leisure bathing.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: US

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

noun

Meaning 2

a very large tub (large enough for more than one bather) filled with hot water

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: bathtub, bathing tub, bath, tub

History

Etymology

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Across languages

Translations

21 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 熱水浴缸 /热水浴缸 (rèshuǐ yùgāng) — large tub
  • Dutch: bubbelbad — large tub
  • Finnish: palju — large tub
  • Finnish: kylpytynnyri — large tub
  • Finnish: poreallas — large tub
  • Finnish: poreamme — large tub
  • German: (jacuzzi) Whirlpool — large tub
  • German: Gemeinschaftswanne — large tub
  • German: Badezuber — large tub
  • Icelandic: heitur pottur — large tub
  • Icelandic: pottur — large tub
  • Icelandic: heitapottur — large tub
  • Irish: tobán te — large tub
  • Latvian: kubls — large tub
  • Polish: jacuzzi — large tub
  • Portuguese: jacúzi — large tub
  • Portuguese: jacúzi — large tub
  • Swedish: badtunna — large tub
  • Swedish: bubbelbad — large tub
  • Turkish: sıcak küveti — large tub
  • Turkish: jakuzi — large tub