- a receptacle for the ash from smokers' cigars or cigarettes
- An ashtray is a receptacle for ash and butts from cigarettes and cigars of tobacco and cannabis. Ashtrays are typically made of fireproof material such as glass, heat-resistant plastic, pottery, or metal.
- A place where people put out cigarettes when the room doesn't have a carpet
- The area surrounding the statue of St. Ignatius Loyola behind Mertz Hall.
- A device (in a vehicle) for holding cigarette ashes.
- Wanting to rid yourself of old feelings, memories or habits; something in your life that has been extinguished / Wanting others to 'butt out' of your affairs
- The way you get rid of old feelings, habits, memories; collection of past burnt out feelings or results of relationships; connection with smoking habit.