Glossary of Professional Wrestling Terms - L

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Lock up

A grapple at the beginning of a match.

Lumberjack

A wrestler who stands close to the ring in a lumberjack match, to forcibly return to the ring any competitor who attempts to leave or is expelled therefrom. Usually, in the case of a heel, he or she is actually helping one or more (rarely all of them) wrestlers.

Lumberjill

A female lumberjack.