screech

  1. Noun.  A high-pitched strident or piercing sound, such as that between a moving object and any surface.
  2. Noun.  A loud harsh sound resembling a human cry.
  3. Noun.  (italbrac, Newfoundlander) Newfoundland rum.
  4. Noun.  A form of home-made rye whiskey made from used oak rye barrels from a distillery.
  5. Verb.  To make such a sound.
  6. Verb.  (intransitive, figurative) to travel very fast, as if making the sounds of brakes being released.

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