If a vehicle screeches somewhere or if its tyres screech, its tyres make an unpleasant high-pitched noise on the road. A black Mercedes screeched to a halt beside the helicopter The car wheels screeched as they curved and bounced over the rough broken ground
When a bird, animal, or thing screeches, it makes a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched noise. A macaw screeched at him from its perch. Screech is also a noun. He heard the screech of brakes
When you screech something, you shout it in a loud, unpleasant, high-pitched voice. `Get me some water, Jeremy!' I screeched a player who screeches at you on the field. = shriek Screech is also a noun. The figure gave a screech