constipated

«constipated» in Mova's school dictionary: unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry… — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples, with 2 sentences of Mova's corpora that use it.

part of speech

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

meaning for a pupil

Constipated means unable to empty your bowels easily; your poo is hard, dry or does not come for days. tree →

sense 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 →
• Eating fibre helps you not to get constipated. tree →
• The doctor asked if the baby was constipated. tree →
• Drinking enough water can stop you from being constipated. tree →
• Our old dog gets constipated if he doesn't walk enough. tree →
• Being constipated can give you a tummy ache. tree →

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.

In the corpora

• "Irregular" is a polite way to say constipated, when poo will not come out easily.
• Without enough fibre, food moves slowly and a person can get constipated, which means finding it hard to poo.

Trees and pragmatics

Every meaning and example of «constipated» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.