Not only do CFL bulbs give off a significantly higher amount of heat than is emitted from LED lights, but they also contain highly toxic metals such as mercury. While a person can touch a CFL bulb that has been lit for sometime without pulling back abruptly or being burned, they do become hot enough to cause discomfort.
Definition of crush for English Language Learners. : 1  to press or squeeze (something) so hard that it breaks or loses its shape. : 2  to break (something) into a powder or very small pieces by pressing, pounding, or grinding it. : 3  to defeat (a person or group that opposes you) by using a lot of force.
A passing infatuation: That's a crush, Manny is love (1895+) thick crowd; heavily crowded place (1806+) verb. To humiliate someone; reduce someone to helpless dismay: Her snub crushed me (1610+) Related Terms. have a crush on someone, orange crush The Dictionary of American Slang, Fourth Edition by Barbara Ann Kipfer, PhD. and Robert L. Chapman, Ph.D. Copyright (C) 2007 by HarperCollins Publishers.