(idiomatic) To receive physical abuse and to survive. / (figuratively) To endure through criticism or other adversity.

On the point of crying due to strong emotion, either happy or sad.

(idiomatic) Strong emotion, either happy or sad, causing someone to be on the verge of crying.

A model that uses simplified description of behavior of spatially distributed physical system into a topology which consists of discrete entities that approximate the behavior of the distributed system under certain assumptions.

(idiomatic) Engender a strong emotional reaction.