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# constipated

adjective (constipated); verb form of constipate (rare)

«constipated» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Constipated means unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry or does not come for days. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health lessons constipation is linked to food and drink: eating fruit, vegetables and fibre, drinking water and moving about help. In everyday life a child may tell a parent or doctor they feel constipated and have a sore tummy. Phrases: feel constipated, get constipated.

### Examples

- I felt constipated, so Mum gave me more fruit and water. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x1)
- Eating fibre helps you not to get constipated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x2)
- The doctor asked if the baby was constipated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x3)
- Drinking enough water can stop you from being constipated. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x4)
- Our old dog gets constipated if he doesn't walk enough. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x5)
- Being constipated can give you a tummy ache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/#x6)

### Note

Adjective; the noun is «constipation». It is a polite, medical word for this problem. False friend: in Spanish «constipado» means having a cold, but English «constipated» is only about bowels. Tell an adult if it lasts a long time or hurts a lot.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «constipated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipated/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«constipated» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/constipated.html) on Mova free.