ALL meanings of procrustes
Pro·crus·tes
P p - noun procrustes a robber who stretched or amputated the limbs of travelers to make them conform to the length of his bed. He was killed by Theseus. 1
- noun procrustes a robber, who put travellers in his bed, stretching or lopping off their limbs so that they fitted it 0
- noun procrustes a giant of Attica who seizes travelers, ties them to a bedstead, and either stretches them or cuts off their legs to make them fit it 0