1. macgyver - Noun
2. macgyver - Verb
MacGyver (plural MacGyvers)
Someone capable of improvising a solution from available resources
MacGyver (third-person singular simple present MacGyvers, present participle MacGyvering, simple past and past participle MacGyvered)
(transitive) To assemble or repair something by ingenious improvisation, using everyday items that would not usually be used for the purpose.
Our car broke down and we didn't have any tools but Jim MacGyvered it with some toenail clippers and we were able to limp to the service station. [1]
No place to climb? MacGyver your own set-up in a power rack for rope pull-ups or rows. 14 March 2014
macgyver (third-person singular simple present macgyvers, present participle macgyvering, simple past and past participle macgyvered)
Alternative spelling of MacGyver
Our culture is awesome, mainly because our people are welcoming, helpful, believe in team member success and are as versatile as a Subaru Forster being driven by MacGyver on his way to a Swiss Army Knife trade show. Source: Internet
For that episode, Till and Eads flew from the Atlanta set of MacGyver to film scenes in Hawaii with Five-0 cast members including Grace Park and Daniel Dae Kim (both have since left the show after salary disputes). Source: Internet
Other stars voicing opposition were 1960s film star Brigitte Bardot, television's MacGyver Richard Dean Anderson and Pamela Anderson, who has requested a meeting with Prime Minister Stephen Harper to discuss the issue. Source: Internet
MacGyver must protect the US embassy in Latvia from extremists who are trying to get their leader back. Source: Internet
The star of CBS’s action reboot MacGyver has a mother who’s a chemist and a dad who’s in the U.S. army, so playing a government operative who uses unconventional — and sometimes unbelievable — methods to save lives comes naturally. Source: Internet
“This is the epitome of what this event is about, taking stuff that you have laying around and you kind of MacGyver it, make it into something useful using your ingenuity,” says Atebara. Source: Internet