Is there a way to stretch elements in Illustrator?

I am using Illustrator and I want to be able to select the arm or leg of a line drawing cartoon character and reposition it to create a new position without having to redraw the arm or leg.
I know you can do this in After Effects with the puppet tool. Is there a similar function in Illustrator?
Thanks

I am not an AE expert, but assume it is similar to the Puppet Distortion in PS. This tool does not exist in AI, but there are many ways to distort your artwork.
A few approaches:
1. Copy the portion and rotate/refine it using the Pen or Pencil tool.
2. Copy the portion and distort it in an Envelope Distortion Mesh.
3. Use the Warp Tool to distort your artwork.
4. Use the "Reshape Tool" to distort your existing artwork.

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