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# constipation

noun (constipation — uncountable)

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

## Everyday

Constipation is when you can't poo easily or often, because your poo is hard and dry. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#m1)

### In the lessons

In health lessons pupils learn that drinking water, eating fruit, vegetables and fibre, and being active help prevent constipation. In everyday life it can cause tummy ache. Phrases: suffer from constipation, be constipated.

### Examples

- Constipation can give you a tummy ache. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x1)
- Eating fruit and vegetables helps stop constipation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x2)
- Drink plenty of water to avoid constipation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x3)
- The doctor said the boy had constipation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x4)
- Fibre in bread and beans helps prevent constipation. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x5)
- Being active helps with constipation too. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/C/constipation/#x6)

### Note

Uncountable: constipation. Adjective: constipated (I feel constipated). Trap: in Spanish, constipado means having a cold, not constipation. Tell a grown-up or doctor if it lasts or really hurts.

## On Mova

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