(n) (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
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English (GCIDE) v.0.53
a. Of or pertaining to Procrustes, or the mode of torture practiced by him; producing conformity by violent means; as, the Procrustean treatment; a Procrustean limit. See Procrustes. [ 1913 Webster ]
n. [ L., fr. Gr. &unr_;, fr. &unr_; to beat out, to stretch; &unr_; forward + &unr_; to strike. ] (Gr. Antiq.) A celebrated legendary highwayman of Attica, who tied his victims upon an iron bed, and, as the case required, either stretched or cut of their legs to adapt them to its length; -- whence the metaphorical phrase, the bed of Procrustes. [ 1913 Webster ]
[xuē zú shì lǚ, ㄒㄩㄝ ㄗㄨˊ ㄕˋ ㄌㄩˇ, 削足适履 / 削足適履] to cut the feet to fit the shoes (成语 saw); to force sth to fit (as to a Procrustean bed); impractical or inelegant solution #98,036[Add to Longdo]
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