And fiercely took his trenchant blade in hand, With which he stroke
so furious and so fell.
Spenser.
Strike now, or else the iron cools.
Shak.
3. To hit; to collide; to dush; to clash; as, a hammer strikes against
the bell of a clock.
4. To sound by percussion, with blows, or as with blows; to be struck;
as, the clock strikes.
A deep sound strikes like a rising knell.
Byron.