WordNet sense 1 (gear for a horse):

saddlery, stable gear

WordNet sense 2 ((nautical) a line (rope or chain) that regulates the angle at which a sail is set in relation to the wind):

sheet, shroud, mainsheet, weather sheet

WordNet sense 3 (turn into the wind):

wear round

WordNet sense 4 (create by putting components or members together):

assemble, piece, set up, put together, tack together

WordNet sense 5 (sew together loosely, with large stitches):

baste

WordNet sense 6 (fix to; attach):

append, hang on, tack on, tag on

WordNet sense 7 ((nautical) the act of changing tack):

tacking

WordNet sense 8 (reverse (a direction, attitude, or course of action)):

alternate, flip, flip-flop, interchange, switch, alternate