Definition of screeches:
(n) :
(countable) A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
(n) :
(countable) A harsh, shrill cry, as of one in acute pain or in fright; a shriek; a scream.
(v) :
To make such a sound.
(v) :
(intransitive, figuratively) To travel very fast, as if making the sound of a car that is driving too fast.
(n) :
(Newfoundland, uncountable) Newfoundland rum.
(n) :
(uncountable) A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.