blood on one's hands

: the fluid that circulates in the heart, arteries, capillaries, and veins of a vertebrate animal carrying nourishment and oxygen to and bringing away waste products from all parts of the body

: a comparable fluid of an invertebrate

: a fluid resembling blood

: to stain or wet with blood

: bleed

: to expose (a hunting dog) to sight, scent, or taste of the blood of its prey

: the terminal part of the vertebrate forelimb when modified (as in humans) as a grasping organ : the body part at the end of the arm of a human, ape, or monkey

: the forelimb segment (such as the terminal section of a bird's wing) of a vertebrate higher than the fishes that corresponds to the hand irrespective of its form or functional specialization

: a part serving the function of or resembling a hand: such as

: with the hands rather than by machine

: to touch or manage with the hands

: furl

: to lead, guide, or assist with the hand