v. To use an item for a purpose of which it was not designed for.
She mcgyvered her lighter to hit the nails in.
by sak November 23, 2003
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1. n. The most crafty human alive. Able to turn any exsisting matter into anything he wants. Also able to convert matter into energy with the power of his mind.

2. The only child of Chuck Norris.

3. v. To convert or fix a broken or useless object into something useful.
"A gun? McGyver doesn't need a gun. McGyver can make a gun, out of two tooth picks and a tic-tack."

"That light was broken, but I pulled a McGyver, and now it glows like the freaking sun."

"I didn't have any toilet paper, so i had to pull a McGyver on some printing paper."
by Fortis May 4, 2010
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to modifiy or create something out of one or more materials for the purposes of getting high.

originated from television show of the same name, as the star character could use only his swiss army knife and materials around him, and his all powerful golden mullet to escape from danger and overcome adversity.
he mcgyvered a bong out of a whiffle bat and a cork screw.
by s|ade April 13, 2005
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To invent an item that doesn't exist or you don't own. When a situation / problem needs to be fixed / resolved and you do not know or have the solution.
My in. sieve/strainer would let the grains fall through, so I "McGyvered" my own by using a tall margarine tub and with a craft awl type tool I made tons of holes in the bottom and all around the sides. Now when I drain/rinse my grains... they don't fall through.
by Much Ado bout Nothin June 29, 2014
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McGyver finessed , delicacy or subtlety in action, performance, skill, discrimination, taste, etc . skill in handling a difficult or highly sensitive situation; adroit and artful
I McGyvered a fuse by adding a penny in the fuse socket. I McGyvered a pimple with needle nose pliers..
by H.Spirit March 30, 2015
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The art of making household items into deferent contraptions
Sable and Troy got an A in Mcgyverism class
by HaloElite May 25, 2010
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1. Of or relating to the show of the same name. Starring Richard Dean Anderson, aka Sexy Beast.

2. To fix or construct something using only the materials at hand, such as a paper clip and a drinking straw. Requires awesome sKILLz.
1. SpikeTV is awesome because they show four hours of Star Trek followed by one hour of McGyver every weekday.

2. I mcgyvered the window so it wouldn't leak anymore.
by lizzi May 19, 2005
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