CRUD function names

When designing great REST URIs we never use a CRUD function name as part of the URI, instead we use a HTTP verb. For example:

DELETE /cats/1234

We do not include the verb in the name of the method as this is specified by the HTTP verb, the following URIs would be considered an anti-pattern:

GET /deleteCat/1234 
DELETE /deleteCat/1234 
POST /cats/1234/delete

When we look at HTTP verbs in the next section this will make more sense.