"constipated" meaning in English

See constipated in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

IPA: /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ Audio: en-us-constipated.ogg [US] Forms: constipated [positive], more constipated [comparative], most constipated [superlative]
enPR: kŏn'stə-pā-təd Head templates: {{adj|more=true}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A constipated person is someone who is unable to defecate.
    Sense id: simple-constipated-en-adj-ZXK7ZFiG

Verb

IPA: /ˈkɒnstəpeɪtəd/ Audio: en-us-constipated.ogg [US] Forms: constipate [canonical], constipates [third-person, singular], constipated [past], constipated [past, participle], constipating [present, participle]
enPR: kŏn'stə-pā-təd Head templates: {{verb|constipat|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. The past tense and past participle of constipate.
    Sense id: simple-constipated-en-verb-lGa8~NQk
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