Procrustes

Procrustes [prəʊˈkrʌstiːz]

n

(Myth & Legend / Classical Myth & Legend) Greek myth a robber, who put travellers in his bed, stretching or lopping off their limbs so that they fitted it

[from Greek Prokroustēs the stretcher, from prokrouein to extend by hammering out]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

Procrustes - (Greek mythology) a mythical giant who was a thief and murderer; he would capture people and tie them to an iron bed, stretching them or hacking off their legs to make them fit; was killed by Theseus Greek mythology - the mythology of the ancient Greeks

Translations

Procrustes [prəʊˈkrʌstiːz] N → Procusto