constipate vs slow up

constipate and slow up both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
constipate	No	No	Yes	No
slow up	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, slow up is a hypernym of constipate; that is, slow up is a word with a broader meaning than constipate:

Other hypernyms of constipate include slow, slow down.

constipate (verb)	slow up (verb)
cause to be constipated	lose velocity; move more slowly
impede with a clog or as if with a clog	cause to proceed more slowly
	become slow or slower