1. a small container for cigarette ashes and cigarette butts

Examples

• He flicked his cigarette ash into the ashtray.
• The hotel room had a glass ashtray on the nightstand.
• She emptied the full ashtray into the trash can.
• The restaurant removed all ashtrays when they banned smoking.
• An old ceramic ashtray sat on the coffee table.
• He stubbed out his cigar in the heavy crystal ashtray.