Definitions for MacGyver
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1. MacGyververb

   To assemble, or cause to be repaired or completed, an object, device, machine, or project from duct tape as the preferred repair tool, but in its absence, other items, (normally common, ordinary and mundane such as a rubber band or paper clip), not normally used for that purpose, where others would assume one needs a manufactured part, as per the design. Especially: if the items are used in ways significantly different than their intended use.

   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.

2. Etymology: From a popular American television program with the same name, with the title character being someone of considerable scientific ingenuity. See MacGyver in Wikipedia.

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1. MacGyver

   Angus "Mac" MacGyver is the title character and the protagonist in the TV series MacGyver. He is played by Richard Dean Anderson in the 1985 original series. Lucas Till portrays a younger version of MacGyver in the 2016 reboot.In both portrayals MacGyver is shown to possess a genius-level intellect, proficiency in multiple languages, superb engineering skills, excellent knowledge of applied physics, military training in bomb disposal techniques, and a preference for non-lethal resolutions to conflicts. MacGyver works for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles, which in the original series was an independent think tank, and in the 2016 reboot is a clandestine government organization using the cover of a think tank. In addition to his scientific knowledge and inventive use of common items, he always carries a Swiss Army knife and refuses to carry a gun.

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1. MacGyver

   MacGyver is an American action-adventure television series created by Lee David Zlotoff. Henry Winkler and John Rich were the executive producers. The show ran for seven seasons on ABC in the United States and various other networks abroad from 1985 to 1992. The series was filmed in Los Angeles during seasons 1, 2 and 7, and in Vancouver during seasons 3–6. The show's final episode aired on April 25, 1992 on ABC. The show follows secret agent MacGyver, played by Richard Dean Anderson. MacGyver prefers non-violent resolutions where possible, and refuses to handle a gun. He works as a troubleshooter for the fictional Phoenix Foundation in Los Angeles. Educated as a scientist with a background as a Bomb Team Technician/EOD in Vietnam, and from a fictional United States government agency, the Department of External Services, he is a resourceful agent with an encyclopedic knowledge of the physical sciences, able to solve complex problems with everyday materials he finds at hand, along with his ever-present duct tape and Swiss Army knife.

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1. Alex

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   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Natasha

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   Veena

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of MacGyver in Chaldean Numerology is: 7

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of MacGyver in Pythagorean Numerology is: 4

Examples of MacGyver in a Sentence

1. Andrew Shuman:

   One of the challenges of drug shortages is that it requires hospitals to essentially MacGyver different treatment opportunities and regimens, which is not necessarily evidence for data based.

2. Keith Davis:

   He's not the type of guy who's just going to fall off a boat, he's the type of guy who watches to make sure no one else does. He's a very smart, resourceful, MacGyver-type guy.

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References

1. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Macgyver
2. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macgyver
3. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=MacGyver