strangle the parrot UK /ˌstɹæŋɡ(ə)l ðə ˈpæɹət/US /ˌstɹæŋɡəl ðə ˈpæɹət/ verb1 •(slang) To switch off the transponder, for example, because it is interfering with the radar system. formsstrangled the parrot · strangling the parrot · strangles the parrot
